EULAR standardised training model for ultrasound-guided, minimally invasive synovial tissue biopsy procedures in large and small joints.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop an EULAR training model for education in synovial tissue biopsy (STB) under ultrasound guidance (UG) following a stepwise approach: (1) development of educational material on UGSTB in large and small joints; (2) assessment of the validity, reliability and feasibility of the UGSTB educational procedure on cadaveric specimens; (3) validation of this procedure in live patients.

Methods

Using a nominal group (NG) and a DELPHI consensus methodology, educational audio-visual (AV) material and minimal requirements for education in UGSTB were developed by an expert panel. Then the experts performed an UGSTB on cadaveric joints using the developed approach. The samples retrieved from the cadaveric joints were confirmed histologically and the procedure was then t

SUBMITTER: Moller I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749067 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature