Early differentiation between different types of inflammatory arthritis and subsequent
initiation of modern treatments can improve patient outcomes by reducing disease activity …

Background Although there has been major progress in gout imaging, no gout classification
criteria currently include advanced imaging techniques. Objective To examine the …

Although gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis, it is still frequently misdiagnosed.
New data on imaging and clinical diagnosis have become available since the first EULAR …

Objective The primary objective of this prospective case-control study was to assess the
diagnostic value of several intra-articular and periarticular ultrasound (US)-detected …

OBJECTIVE: To validate the usefulness of measuring tophi with ultrasonography (US) as an
outcome measure for chronic tophaceous gout. METHODS: Patients with crystal-proven gout …

Objective Criteria for sonographic diagnosis of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition
have been developed, but the interreader reproducibility of this modality is not well …

Gout is one of the most common inflammatory arthritides. The literature reveals that
management of this condition is often suboptimal. Imaging techniques, such as ultrasound …

The aim was to compare X-ray and ultrasound (US) in diagnosing gout. In a prospective
study, 105 consecutive patients with clinical suspicion of gout underwent conventional X-ray …

Gout is a disease of antiquity but is increasing once again in prevalence despite availability
of reasonably effective treatments. This may be related to a combination of factors, including …

Objective. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of occult destructive
arthropathy in subjects with gout and normal plain radiographs by utilizing MRI and …