Quantification of granuloma volume and response to treatment in cutaneous sarcoidosis using 3-dimensional high-frequency ultrasound scan
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3D HFU: 3-dimensional high-frequency ultrasound scan CSAMI: Cutaneous Sarcoidosis Activity and Morphology Instrument PET/CT: positron emission tomography/ computed tomography C utaneous involvement occurs in 25% to 30% of patients with sarcoidosis. Effective treatment of the disease has historically been challenging given a lack of an objective, reproducible marker of disease activity. Here we present a case using 3-dimensional high-frequency ultrasound (3D HFU) to quantify cutaneous granuloma volume as a measure of disease activity.
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