Abstract
The onset and progression of immune-mediated inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis, are linked to the IL23-IL17 immune axis, so that many therapeutic strategies aim at modulating this pathway. However, there is so far no possibility of an in vivo direct monitoring, without a biopsy, of the specific T cells involved in this modulation. Synovial perfusion, and thus synovial angiogenesis, has been recognized as a sensitive and early marker of inflammation that can be evaluated via quantitative analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging data. © 2017 IEEE.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 19 Jun 2017 |
Event | 2017 IEEE 14th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2017) - Duration: 19 Jun 2017 → … |
Conference
Conference | 2017 IEEE 14th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2017) |
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Period | 19/06/17 → … |