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May 28, 2009

Advancements In Gout Diagnosis »

If you have gout you can attest to how painful gout flares can be. Even the diagnosis of gout can be painful because the only definitive way to diagnose the disease is to stick a needle into the inflamed joint, take a sample of the fluid, and look at it under the microscope to find the characteristic gout crystals. However, a new technique being developed at the Vancouver General Hospital may prove to be an accurate and noninvasive way to diagnose gout. By using a CT scanner with two x-ray tubes that can simultaneously produce different energies, researchers were able to detect the presence of gout crystals even in patients without symptoms. This is certainly a very promising and welcomed accomplishment. Gout currently affects over 2 million people in the US.

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Posted by Steven / May 28, 2009 9:49 pm / Permalink / Comments (2) / Trackbacks (0)