Publications by authors named "Fernando Bernardes Maia Diniz Ferreira"
Purpose: To compare the diagnostic yield and accuracy of both image-guided core-needle biopsy (CNB) and fine-needle biopsy and evaluate the benefit of performing fine-needle biopsy in addition to CNB in patients with suspected benign and malignant bone tumors.
Materials And Methods: A systematic search was performed on March 10, 2021, to determine whether fine-needle aspiration (FNA) plays any role when performed alone or in combination with CNB. The included studies were aggregated for the pooled estimates of diagnostic yield and histologic accuracy of image-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of bone tumors.
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- - The study aimed to investigate the relationship between intra-articular power Doppler (PD) and pain levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by examining two groups: those experiencing pain and those without.
- - Researchers analyzed 72 patients with chronic swelling in their metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints using ultrasound to detect intra-articular PD, measuring pain through a visual analog scale.
- - Findings revealed that there was no significant correlation between intra-articular PD and pain symptoms, as the painful group showed similar PD results compared to the painless group.
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- - This study compares outcomes of painless and painful chronic synovitis in 60 rheumatoid arthritis patients, assessing clinical, ultrasound, radiography, and laboratory results.
- - Although pain group scored worse on disease activity and function measures, most findings were statistically similar between both groups; logistic analysis suggested pain was linked to immunobiological agent use.
- - Notably, painless patients showed greater erosion scores in certain metacarpophalangeal joints and more severe cartilage damage, highlighting interesting distinctions despite overall similarities.