%0 Journal Article
%T Validation of MRI in the Assessment of Tophaceous Gout: An Imaging Panegyric
%A G.L.Meena
%A Khizer Razak
%A Surbhi Gupta
%J International Journal of Rheumatology | Rheumatology Journals Indexed in PubMed
%D 2017
%X Aims & Objectives: Validation of MRI as a method of diagnosis and measurement of gouty tophi. Materials and Methods: We prospectively obtained 41 knee MRI studies of 19 patients with tophaceous gout: 28 at the beginning [3 of them bilateral] and 13 during the follow-up [1 of them bilateral] after receiving hypouricenmiante treatment. All the patients were men with a mean age at the first resonance of 56 years and all of them were diagnosed with gout through the direct visualization of Monosodium Urate crystals [MSU] in the synovial fluid of the knees. Conclusion: The MRI of the knee in patients with tophaceous gout shows good agreement for the detection of tophi and a good intraclass correlation both intra and interobserver for its measurement when considering the maximum diameters. Keywords: Gout; Imaging; MRI; Tophi; Knee; Urat
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