title: Power Doppler sonography of synovitis: assessment of therapeutic response--preliminary observations.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0326, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Laing
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; C005900:triamcinolone hexacetonide