Validation of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Assessment of Experimental Gout Synovitis

Publication date: July 2018
Source:Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Volume 44, Issue 7
Author(s): Esperanza Naredo, Juan Pablo Medina, Sandra Pérez-Baos, Aranzazu Mediero, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont, Raquel Largo
The objective of this study was to validate musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) in a rabbit model of acute gout. Acute gout was induced by intra-articular injection of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in 10 rabbits; the 3 controls received vehicle. Rabbit knees were assessed by B-mode and power Doppler (PD) US 24 and 72 h after injections. After 72 h, all rabbits were euthanized. US discriminated between the MSU-injected and control groups with respect to the different inflammatory findings at both at 24 and 72 h and for MSU crystal-related findings after 24 h of injection. US synovial thickening, intra-synovial power Doppler signal and global joint distension significantly correlated with the synovial global histopathological score (r = 0.47, p = 0.0188), tissue vascularization measured by CD31 immunohistochemical-positive staining (r = 0.46, p = 0.0172) and tissue levels of interleukin-1β (r = 0.53, p = 0.0078), respectively. US is a valid method for assessment of synovial inflammation in experimental gouty arthritis in rabbits.



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