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Keep this study
Lead
Assiut University
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients aged 18 years or older.
Either sex.
Patients with clinically suspected or confirmed rheumatoid arthritis.
Patients with clinically suspected or confirmed gouty arthritis.
Patients referred for musculoskeletal ultrasound assessment of painful, swollen, or inflamed joints.
Patients able and willing to provide informed consent.
Patients whose final diagnosis is established by clinical assessment, laboratory testing, and/or relevant imaging or synovial fluid analysis when available.
You may not be if
Patients younger than 18 years.
Patients with septic arthritis or suspected joint infection.
Patients with traumatic joint injury involving the target joint.
Patients with other inflammatory arthropathies such as psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, or systemic lupus erythematosus if they may confound imaging interpretation.
Patients with advanced osteoarthritis in the scanned joint if it markedly limits Faculty of Medicine Institutional Review Board (IRB) Assiut Medical School Research Proposal Form 5 interpretation.
Patients with incomplete clinical records or insufficient ultrasound windows.
Patients who refuse consent.
Patients whose diagnosis remains uncertain after clinical workup.
