Context.—Needle biopsy of diseased tissue is an essential diagnostic tool that is becoming
even more important as precision medicine develops. However, the capability of this …

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a debilitating immune-mediated inflammatory arthritis of unknown
pathogenesis commonly affecting patients with skin psoriasis. Here we use complementary …

Introduction The extensive knowledge gained in the cellular and molecular mechanisms
underlying Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pathogenesis has led to therapeutic advances …

Objective To define the relationship of synovial B cells to clinical phenotypes at different
stages of disease evolution and drug exposure in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods …

The second part of the Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
(MSUS), produced under the auspices of EFSUMB, following the same methodology as for …

Background Synovial tissue research has become widely developed in several
rheumatology centres, however, large discrepancies exist in the way synovial tissue is …

Objectives Autoantibody-negative RA differs from autoantibody-positive RA in several
clinical aspects, possibly underpinned by pathogenetic differences. At present, the role of …

In the majority of joint diseases, changes in the organization of the synovial architecture
appear early. Synovial tissue analysis might provide useful information for the diagnosis …

Abstract Purpose of Review This narrative review summarizes the last 5 years of published,
peer-reviewed research on the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) in osteoarthritis (OA) …

Synovial biopsy techniques have developed and widely expanded over the past few years,
in particular due to the development of ultrasound-guided procedures. This article reviews …