Gout is a representative inflammatory arthritis with an increasing incidence in recent years. may be accompanied by chronic course which sodium urate crystals are continuously deposited to form gout nodules if proper uric acid management not performed after acute symptom onset. In the past, invasive method was applied diagnose gout, but development of various imaging modalities has prompted att...

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has become a relevant part of rheumatology practice and research. This imaging modality substantially allows us to optimise the management of inflammatory, degenerative and crystal-related musculoskeletal diseases. MSUS is a valuable point-of-care tool to accurately assess intra-articular and periarticular abnormalities involved in rheumatic diseases. Furthermo...