Safety and tolerability of ultrasound-guided synovial needle biopsy in Japanese arthritis patients.

Yasushi KondoKatsuya SuzukiYumiko InoueKomei SakataChihiro TakahashiYuko KanekoTsutomu Takeuchi

Published in: Modern rheumatology (2020)

We demonstrated that a minimally invasive US-guided needle biopsy is a safe and well-tolerated procedure and the synovial tissue collected was of adequate quality for pathological analysis.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
rheumatoid arthritis
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
clinical trial
double blind
patient reported