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World J Rheumatol. Nov 12, 2014; 4(3): 72-79
Published online Nov 12, 2014. doi: 10.5499/wjr.v4.i3.72
Published online Nov 12, 2014. doi: 10.5499/wjr.v4.i3.72
Quantifying synovial inflammation: Emerging imaging techniques
Deepak Tripathi, Vikas Agarwal, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow UP 226014, India
Author contributions: Tripathi D and Agarwal V contributed solely to this paper.
Supported by ICMR, No. 5/4-5/4/ortho/08/NCD-1
Correspondence to: Vikas Agarwal, MD, DM, Additional Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow UP 226014, India. vikasagr@yahoo.com
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Received: April 12, 2014
Revised: July 23, 2014
Accepted: September 6, 2014
Published online: November 12, 2014
Revised: July 23, 2014
Accepted: September 6, 2014
Published online: November 12, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Nowadays, more and more emphasis is being put on capturing the microscopic features of inflammation on non-invasive techniques of imaging. Emerging magnetic resonance imaging techniques seem to have potential to capture these molecular events and replace synovial histology in future. In this paper we have reviewed exciting recent advances in the field of imaging that pick up inflammatory signals from inflamed synovium and are likely to be available for routine clinical practice in near future.