Figure 3
From: Imaging in gout - What can we learn from MRI, CT, DECT and US?
Axial magnetic resonance imaging scans of a large tophus adjacent to the second metatarsal head of a Pacific islander man with longstanding tophaceous gout. (a) T1-weighted (T1w) image reveals low-signal intensity tophus. (b) T1w post-contrast image reveals rim enhancement and a non-enhancing focus indicating fluid within the tophus (arrow). (c) T2-weighted image shows a crescent of fluid (white) corresponding to the non-enhancing focus on contrast-enhanced images.