Abstracts tagged "hyperuricemia and ultrasonography"

Abstract Number: 1288 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Association between Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography and Bone Remodeling Markers and the Role of Ultrasonography on Monitoring Treatment Responsiveness in Patients with Gout and Hyperuricemia
Ya-dan Zou^1,2, Ya-nan Fei¹, Hui Gao³, Lin-feng Xie¹, Yu-chao Zhong¹ and Xuewu Zhang³, ¹Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is an invasive method to identify gout related bone damage, while Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand（RANKL）are bone…