Efficacy, Safety, and Sample Quality of Ultrasound-Guided Synovial Needle Biopsy in Clinical Practice and Research: A Prospective Observational Study.
Vasco C RomãoJoaquim Polido-PereiraRita BarrosRita LuísBruno VidalElsa Vieira-SousaEmília VitorinoFrances HumbyStephen KellyCostantino PitzalisFernando SaraivaJoão Eurico FonsecaPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
US-guided synovial needle biopsy is an effective, safe, and well-tolerated means to collect good quality synovial tissue for clinical and research purposes. Samples collected for different aims should be retrieved in parallel, rather than sequentially.