Ultrasound Synovitis

In children who present to the pediatric ED, a point-of-care ultrasonography decision-support algorithm — a rule-in tool — accurately diagnosed transient synovitis, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Although a negative Doppler ultrasound can help rule out inflammatory disease in tenosynovitis, positive results are nonspecific and warrant tenosynovial fluid testing, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Patient-reported flares among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis are linked to inflammation detected through serial MRI and ultrasound, according to findings published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.