Objective To identify methods of tophus measurement for gout studies, summarise the properties of these methods and compile a detailed pictorial reference guide to demonstrate the methods. Methods A ...

CT scans were scored for the presence and diameter of bone erosions and tophi. The presence of intraosseous tophus (tophus visualised within bone) was recorded. The relationships between radiographic ...

Joints and tendons were evaluated by ultrasound for presence of the OMERACT structural gout lesions—double contour sign (DC), tophus, aggregates and erosion—scored binarily. A sum score was calculated ...

“痛风是嘌呤代谢紊乱及（或）尿酸排泄减少所引起的一种晶体性关节炎。影像学技术（特别是超声和磁共振检查），是痛风关节炎（GA）诊断和治疗过程中重要的辅助工具。《影像学技术在痛风关节炎中应用的中国专家共识（2025版）》提出了具体的建议，包括痛风关节炎在超声和磁共振等影像学技术中的表现，影像学技术在不同临床情 ...

Introduction The prevalence of urate crystals in residual tissue samples from coronary arteries, aortic valves and prostate glands was assessed. Methods Alcohol-fixed coronary arteries from 55 ...