Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy: a safe, well-tolerated and reliable technique for obtaining high-quality synovial tissue from both large and small joints in early arthritis patients

S Kelly; F Humby; A Filer; N Ng; M Di Cicco; R E Hands; V Rocher; M Bombardieri; M A D'Agostino; I B McInnes; C D Buckley; P C Taylor; C Pitzalis

doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204603

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Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy: a safe, well-tolerated and reliable technique for obtaining high-quality synovial tissue from both large and small joints in early arthritis patients

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S Kelly Rheumatology Department, Mile End Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
F Humby Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Filer School of Immunity and Infection, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
N Ng Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Di Cicco Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R E Hands Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
V Rocher Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Bombardieri Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M A D'Agostino Université Paris Ouest-Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Service de Rhumatologie, 9 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Boulogne-Billancourt, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
I B McInnes University of Glasgow, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C D Buckley Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P C Taylor Nuffield Department of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C Pitzalis Queen Marys University of London, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr S Kelly, Rheumatology Department, Mile End Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London E1 2DG, UK; stephen.kelly{at}bartshealth.nhs.uk

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Kelly S, Humby F, Filer A, et al

Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy: a safe, well-tolerated and reliable technique for obtaining high-quality synovial tissue from both large and small joints in early arthritis patients

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2015;74:611-617.

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Received September 13, 2013
Revised October 26, 2013
Accepted November 24, 2013
First published December 13, 2013.

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October 25, 2017

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