Gout: Dual Energy Computed Tomography Helps Spot Gout!
NEW! Now it can be done where you can “see” where your gout pain is coming from! This can be scary!!
Below is an excerpt from medgadget.com
“CT scanners have long been considered potentially useful as a non-invasive diagnostic modality, but their ability to help identify uric acid deposits has been limited. To overcome this, Canadian researchers decided to try using a new algorithm on the SOMATOM Definition dual energy CT (DECT) scanner from Siemens. Initial findings from the researchers show that the novel technique can provide radiologists with significant help in diagnosing gout.”
Of course us sufferes know when we are having a gout attack, but now its possible to see where all the pain is coming from! Obviously not just the big toe but all over the surrounding joints! Ouch!! 
