Performance of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Gout in a Multicenter Study: Comparison With Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Crystal Analysis as the Gold Standard

Ogdie, Alexis; J. Taylor, William; Neogi, Tuhina; Fransen, Jaap; Jansen, Tim; Ralph Schumacher, H.; Louthrenoo, Worawit; Vázquez‐Mellado, Janitzia; С. Елисеев, М.; McCarthy, Géraldine; K. Stamp, Lisa; Pérez-Ruiz, Fernando; Sivera, Francisca; Ea, Hang‐Korng; Gerritsen, Martijn; Cagnotto, Giovanni; Cavagna, Lorenzo; Lin, Ching-Tsai; Chou, Yin‐Yi; Tausche, Anne‐Kathrin; Lima Gomes Ochtrop, Manuella; Janssen, M.; Chen, Jiunn‐Horng; Slot, Ole; Lazovskis, Juris; White, Douglas; A. Cimmino, Marco; Uhlig, Till; Dalbeth, Nicola

doi:10.1002/art.39959

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Performance of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Gout in a Multicenter Study: Comparison With Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Crystal Analysis as the Gold Standard

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatology • Oct 16, 2016

Authors:

Alexis Ogdie

William J. Taylor

Tuhina Neogi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the performance of ultrasound (US) for the diagnosis of gout using the presence of monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystals as the gold standard. METHODS: We analyzed data from the Study for Updated Gout Classification Criteria (SUGAR), a large, multicenter observational cro...

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Gout

Medicine

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