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Table 5 Studies comprising quantitative results on spectral Dopplera

From: The use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of nail disease among patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review

Studies

Population

Spectral Doppler

Results

Marina et al. (2016) [31]

PsO

NVRI

Median (IQR):

0.62 (0.55–0.69)

Patients with PsO presented with significantly higher median NVRI measurements than controls (p < 0.0001)

Controls

NVRI

Median (IQR):

0.57 (0.55–0.58)

Mendonça et al. (2014) [34]

PsA

LRI

Mean (SD): 0.50 (0.13)

TRI

Mean (SD): 0.48 (0.09)

RI measurements in both the transverse and longitudinal planes were lower for patients with PsA than controls.

Controls

LRI

Mean (SD): 0.86 (0.41)

TRI

Mean (SD): 0.70 (0.16)

El-Ahmed et al. (2011) [40]

PsO

NVRI

Mean (SD): 0.56 (0.09)

The mean NVRI was significantly higher in PsO than controls (p < 0.001). Patients with PsO with clinical nail disease had also significantly higher NVRI than those without nail disease (p < 0.05).

Patients with PsO with nail disease

NVRI

Mean (SD): 0.58 (0.10)

Patients with PsO without nail disease

NVRI

Mean (SD): 0.52 (0.45)

Controls

NVRI

Mean (SD): 0.42 (0.04)

  1. IQR interquartile range, LRI Resistance Index in longitudinal plane, NGS standard trilaminar appearance of the nail bed, NVRI Nailfold Vessel Resistive Index, PD power Doppler, PsA psoriatic arthritis, PsO psoriasis, RI Resistive Index, SD standard deviation, TRI Resistive Index in transverse plane
  2. aOnly studies with quantitative results regarding nail thickness, trilaminar appearance, presence of PD signal, and nail RI were included in this table