Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage

Objective: To investigate the display of small synovial vessels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at the clinical remission stage by ultrasonic micro flow imaging superb mircovascular imaging (SMI). Methods: Forty-two RA patients at the remission stage were examined by SMI to observe the di...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DIAO Xuehong, SHEN Yan, CHEN Lin, ZHAN Jia, FANG Liang, CAI Jianfei, CHEN Yue
Format: Article
Language:zho
Published: Editorial Office of Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice 2022-10-01
Series:Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.qk.sjtu.edu.cn/jdcp/fileup/1671-2870/PDF/1674993657356-52062115.pdf
_version_ 1811175555354066944
author DIAO Xuehong, SHEN Yan, CHEN Lin, ZHAN Jia, FANG Liang, CAI Jianfei, CHEN Yue
author_facet DIAO Xuehong, SHEN Yan, CHEN Lin, ZHAN Jia, FANG Liang, CAI Jianfei, CHEN Yue
author_sort DIAO Xuehong, SHEN Yan, CHEN Lin, ZHAN Jia, FANG Liang, CAI Jianfei, CHEN Yue
collection DOAJ
description Objective: To investigate the display of small synovial vessels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at the clinical remission stage by ultrasonic micro flow imaging superb mircovascular imaging (SMI). Methods: Forty-two RA patients at the remission stage were examined by SMI to observe the display of synovial blood flow and synovial blood flow classification. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) blood flow pattern was served as a control and the differences in results between the SMI and CEUS were compared. The correlation of SMI or CEUS with CRP and ESR were analyzed. Value of SMI to find subclinical synovitis in RA patients at the clinical remission stage were evaluated. Results: Among the RA patients at clinical remission stage, the detection rate of synovial blood flow by SMI and CEUS (those with blood flow grade above 1) were 73.8% and 83.3%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the detection of synovial blood flow between the two groups (P=0.160). There is a strong consistency between them (Kappa=0.723, P<0.001). There was also no significant difference in blood flow classification between the two methods (P=0.083), there is a moderate consistency between the two methods (Kappa=0.654, P<0.001). The numbers of synovial blood flow found by SMI or CEUS after further intensive treatment were significantly lower than that before intensive treatment (P<0.001). There was no significant correlation between the semi quantitative score of blood flow of subclinical synovitis assessed by CEUS or SMI and the inflammatory factors of CRP and ESR. Conclusions: SMI can sensitively detect the microvessels in the syno-vium, esspescial for those local inflammation without increase of ESR or CRP. The evaluation efficiency is consistent with that of contrast-enhanced ultrasound, which is a simple method that can be used to detect the disease in remission stage.
first_indexed 2024-04-10T19:37:41Z
format Article
id doaj.art-713d6f8e916143d88c9d6c1321f7aaef
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1671-2870
language zho
last_indexed 2024-04-10T19:37:41Z
publishDate 2022-10-01
publisher Editorial Office of Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice
record_format Article
series Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian
spelling doaj.art-713d6f8e916143d88c9d6c1321f7aaef2023-01-30T01:10:41ZzhoEditorial Office of Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & PracticeZhenduanxue lilun yu shijian1671-28702022-10-01210557558010.16150/j.1671-2870.2022.05.005Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stageDIAO Xuehong, SHEN Yan, CHEN Lin, ZHAN Jia, FANG Liang, CAI Jianfei, CHEN Yue0a. Department of Ultrasound, Huadong Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China;b. Department of Immunorheumatology, Huadong Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaObjective: To investigate the display of small synovial vessels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at the clinical remission stage by ultrasonic micro flow imaging superb mircovascular imaging (SMI). Methods: Forty-two RA patients at the remission stage were examined by SMI to observe the display of synovial blood flow and synovial blood flow classification. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) blood flow pattern was served as a control and the differences in results between the SMI and CEUS were compared. The correlation of SMI or CEUS with CRP and ESR were analyzed. Value of SMI to find subclinical synovitis in RA patients at the clinical remission stage were evaluated. Results: Among the RA patients at clinical remission stage, the detection rate of synovial blood flow by SMI and CEUS (those with blood flow grade above 1) were 73.8% and 83.3%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the detection of synovial blood flow between the two groups (P=0.160). There is a strong consistency between them (Kappa=0.723, P<0.001). There was also no significant difference in blood flow classification between the two methods (P=0.083), there is a moderate consistency between the two methods (Kappa=0.654, P<0.001). The numbers of synovial blood flow found by SMI or CEUS after further intensive treatment were significantly lower than that before intensive treatment (P<0.001). There was no significant correlation between the semi quantitative score of blood flow of subclinical synovitis assessed by CEUS or SMI and the inflammatory factors of CRP and ESR. Conclusions: SMI can sensitively detect the microvessels in the syno-vium, esspescial for those local inflammation without increase of ESR or CRP. The evaluation efficiency is consistent with that of contrast-enhanced ultrasound, which is a simple method that can be used to detect the disease in remission stage.https://www.qk.sjtu.edu.cn/jdcp/fileup/1671-2870/PDF/1674993657356-52062115.pdf|rheumatoid arthritis|clinical remission stage|contrast enhanced ultrasound|superb mircovascular imaging|synovial blood flow
spellingShingle DIAO Xuehong, SHEN Yan, CHEN Lin, ZHAN Jia, FANG Liang, CAI Jianfei, CHEN Yue
Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage
Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian
|rheumatoid arthritis|clinical remission stage|contrast enhanced ultrasound|superb mircovascular imaging|synovial blood flow
title Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage
title_full Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage
title_fullStr Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage
title_full_unstemmed Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage
title_short Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage
title_sort application of superb microvascular imaging technology in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the clinical remission stage
topic |rheumatoid arthritis|clinical remission stage|contrast enhanced ultrasound|superb mircovascular imaging|synovial blood flow
url https://www.qk.sjtu.edu.cn/jdcp/fileup/1671-2870/PDF/1674993657356-52062115.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT diaoxuehongshenyanchenlinzhanjiafangliangcaijianfeichenyue applicationofsuperbmicrovascularimagingtechnologyindiagnosingrheumatoidarthritisintheclinicalremissionstage