Ultrasound-Guided Synovial Biopsies of Wrists, Metacarpophalangeal, Metatarsophalangeal, Interphalangeal Joints, and Tendon Sheaths

Ilias Lazarou; Stephen Gerard Kelly; Laurent Meric de Bellefon

doi:10.3389/fmed.2019.00002

Frontiers in Medicine (Jan 2019)

Ultrasound-Guided Synovial Biopsies of Wrists, Metacarpophalangeal, Metatarsophalangeal, Interphalangeal Joints, and Tendon Sheaths

Ilias Lazarou,
Stephen Gerard Kelly,
Laurent Meric de Bellefon

Affiliations

Ilias Lazarou: Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Stephen Gerard Kelly: Department of Rheumatology, Barts Health NHS Trust, Mile End Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Laurent Meric de Bellefon: Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2019.00002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6

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Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy (UGSB) is a minimally-invasive procedure which allows quality synovial tissue retrieval. In this article, we will discuss overarching principles of the procedure performed in wrists, metacarpophalangeal (MCP), metatarsophalangeal (MTP), interphalangeal joints (IP), and tendon sheaths, including basic sonoanatomy, entry site and biopsy technique, as well as special considerations for each structure whenever relevant.

Published in Frontiers in Medicine

ISSN: 2296-858X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine

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