Progress in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Gout Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring

Gout is most often common in middle-aged and elderly men, which is mainly caused by the deposition of urate crystals in the joints and surrounding tissues. In recent years, with the change of lifestyle, the incidence of gout has been increasing year by year. At present, the diagnosis of gout mainly depends on clinical symptoms, blood uric acid and joint fluid and other indicators. However, these methods have some limitations in early diagnosis, disease monitoring and other aspects. As a non-invasive and real-time dynamic imaging technology, musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has gradually become an important means of gout diagnosis and disease monitoring. MSUS can not only clearly show the structural changes of joints and surrounding tissues, but also show the deposition of urate crystals, providing new ideas for the early diagnosis and precise treatment of gout.