Ultrasound Doppler and tenosynovial fluid analysis in tenosynovitis.
Fawad AslamBryant R EnglandAmy CannellaVeronika SharpLily KaoJon ArnasonJemima AlbaydaCatherine BakewellShruti SanghviRobert FairchildKarina D TorralbaAmy EvangelistoPaul J DeMarcoNarandra BethinaEugene Y KissinPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2020)
A negative DS helps rule out IC in tenosynovitis, but a positive DS is non-specific and merits TSF testing. Unlike synovial fluid, a lower TSF WCC better discriminates IC from NIC. US guidance facilitates aspiration of minute TSF volume, which is critical for diagnosing tenosynovial CRC.