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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2019

US-Guided Biopsies: Overarching Principles.

Laurent Meric De Bellefon, Ilias Lazarou

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Laurent Meric De BellefonCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Ilias LazarouDepartment of Rheumatology, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gathering synovial tissue from any swollen joint especially in early arthritis patients is critical for good quality research and to obtain further insight into the pathophysiology of inflammatory joint diseases. Multiplying biopsy sites is a challenge in terms of the techniques needed for each different joint but also in terms of safety and tolerability. It is important to provide the best care especially in very early arthritis patients who have only had the disease for a few months. This review discusses the minimal requirements applying to antiseptic techniques for the operator's hands, patient preparation, local anesthesia, and post-procedure care.

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anesthesia—localantisepsisarthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis)local anesthesiasynovial biopsyultrasound guided biopsy techniques

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PMID30723716
PMCPMC6349745

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