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

• Main Authors: Ogdie A., Taylor W., Neogi T., Fransen J., Jansen T., Schumacher H., Louthrenoo W., Vazquez-Mellado J., Eliseev M., McCarthy G., Stamp L., Perez-Ruiz F., Sivera F., Ea H., Gerritsen M., Cagnotto G., Cavagna L., Lin C., Chou Y., Tausche A., Lima Gomes Ochtrop M., Janssen M., Chen J., Slot O., Lazovskis J., White D., Cimmino M., Uhlig T., Dalbeth N.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85010871780&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/40825
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2016, American College of Rheumatology 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...