Power Doppler sonography of synovitis: assessment of therapeutic response--preliminary observations.
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.
Newman
J S
JS
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0326, USA.
Laing
T J
TJ
McCarthy
C J
CJ
Adler
R S
RS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013585:Synovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; C005900:triamcinolone hexacetonide