Review article

PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS IMAGING – AN OVERVIEW AND UPDATE

Gordana Ivanac
Eugen Divjak

Abstract

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic infl ammatory joint disease that occurs in patients with psoriasis. Typically,
involvement of the peripheral joints (with an asymmetric pattern) and the axial skeleton can be recognized. Th ere are
no specifi c laboratory tests for PsA and the diagnosis relies on clinical and imaging fi ndings. Conventional radiology
and magnetic resonance are the most valuable imaging modalities, with ultrasound becoming more and more used
due to its feasibility and high sensitivity for peripheral disease manifestations. Th e authors off er a concise overview of
PsA, common imaging fi ndings, and literature update.

Keywords

Arthritis, psoriatic – diagnostic imaging, pathology; Diagnostic imaging – methods; Magnetic resonance imaging – methods; Ultrasonography; Tomography, x-ray computed; Joints – diagnostic imaging, pathology; Tenosynovtis – diagnostic imaging; Enthesopathy – diagnostic imaging

Hrčak ID:

188336

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/188336

Publication date:

25.10.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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