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Available online /content/5/6/271 Review Are synovial biopsies of diagnostic value? Barry Bresnihan Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Corresponding author: Barry Bresnihan (e-mail: b.bresnihan@svcpc.ie) Received: 14 Jul 2003 Accepted: 18 Aug 2003 Published: 2 Oct 2003 Arthritis Res Ther 2003, 5:271-278 (DOI 10.1186/ar1003) ? 2003 BioMed Central Ltd (Print ISSN 1478-6354; Online ISSN 1478-6362) Abstract Synovial tissue is readily accessible by closed needle or arthroscopic biopsy. These techniques provide adequate tissue for most dia