Diagnosis of gout in patients with asymptomatic hyperuricaemia: A pilot ultrasound study

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-158

  De Miguel, Eugenio ^a   Puig, Juan G ^a   Castillo, Concepción ^a   Peiteado, Diana ^a   Torres, Rosa J ^a   Martín Mola, Emilio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URATE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERURICEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; JOINT ASPIRATION; LETTER; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 82955198462     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.154997     Document Type: Letter

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