WASHINGTON — Different stages of gout treatment may call for different serum urate targets, with certain levels being better for dissolving or preventing monosodium urate crystals, according to ...

Introduction Deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals is the hallmark of gout. Persistently high serum uric acid (SUA) levels result in MSU crystal deposition not only in joints but also in ...

Monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposits correlate with the degree of bone erosion displayed on dual-energy computed tomography (DECT), which may identify gout progression and joint damage earlier ...

There was 96% accuracy in the classification of calcium pyrophosphate crystals using the 2023 ACR/EULAR CPPD classification criteria (95% CI, 92.3-98.3), and 92.5% accuracy with monosodium urate ...