Journal of Ultrasonography (Mar 2016)
Systemic sclerosis – a multi-purpose use of ultrasound
Abstract
Sysyemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic connective tissue disease characterized by multi-organ involvement. In its variants, SSc may affect the skin, vessels, the heart, joints and the lungs. As such, it is potentially available for ultrasound examination in a wide field of applications.