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Table 1 Gout ultrasound elemental lesions

From: Gout. Imaging of gout: findings and utility

Double contour sign

Hyperechoic soft-tissue areas

Bright dotted foci and hyperechoic stippled aggregates

Snowstorm appearance of synovial fluid

Bone erosions

Hypervascularization: Doppler signal

Tophi, with or without posterior shadow

Soft-tissue oedema