Power Doppler sonography of synovitis: assessment of therapeutic response--preliminary observations.

Newman, J S; Laing, T J; McCarthy, C J; Adler, R S · Radiology · 1996

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Abstract

Power Doppler sonography was used in eight symptomatic knees in seven patients with arthritis before and after joint aspiration and intraarticular administration of steroids. A qualitative decrease in synovial perfusion was observed in all eight knees, and symptoms improved in seven of the eight cases. These preliminary data suggest a role for power Doppler sonography in assessment of serial changes in synovial inflammation.

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