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## Overview

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Ultrasonography can assist in the diagnosis of gout; however, its sensitivity is not as high as its specificity.[1]

## References

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1. ↑ Ogdie A, Taylor WJ, Neogi T, Fransen J, Jansen TL, Schumacher HR; et al. (2017). "Performance of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Gout in a Multicenter Study: Comparison With Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Crystal Analysis as the Gold Standard". Arthritis Rheumatol. 69 (2): 429–438. doi:10.1002/art.39959. PMC 5278908. PMID 27748084.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

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