Aspiration and injection of joints and soft tissues is an indispensable skill used in everyday
practice by the clinical rheumatologist. Most rheumatologists recognise that performing …

Imaging-guided interventional procedures are becoming increasingly important in clinical
rheumatology, since arthrocentesis of peripheral joints and the spine, as well as soft tissue …

Over the last decades ultrasound-guided procedures have become increasingly diffused in
rheumatology, mainly thanks to the technical advances achieved in the ultrasound (US) …

Ultrasound allows one to detect easily joint involvement. In addition to its primary use as a
diagnostic tool, ultrasound is increasingly used by rheumatologists to guide musculoskeletal …

We have evaluated the utility of ultrasonographic guidance for intervention in the
musculoskeletal system. All interventional musculoskeletal procedures using …

Ultrasound (US)-guided procedures have increasingly gained their role in the daily practice
of rheumatology, owing to the growing evidence supporting their utility. The utilization of US …

Aspiration of joint and bursal effusion and intraarticular and soft tissue injection are
performed routinely as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in clinical rheumatology. Only …

Among the most important reasons for the increased use of ultrasound by rheumatologists is
its feasibility to guide injections. Correct positioning of the needle in the targeted structure …

Ultrasound is a nonionizing, low-cost, portable imaging technique for the evaluation of
tendons, muscles, joints, soft tissue masses, and cysts, especially in patients unable to …

The term “interventional US” refers to a wide and heterogeneous range of invasive
procedures performed percutaneously using US guidance. In practice, most of these …