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Ultrasound tophi in the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint (left image, dorsal aspect; right image, medial aspect) from two patients with gout. Identification of sonographic deposits in the medial scans of the first MTP is quite common in gout. Note: in the left image, a positive power-Doppler signal inside the tophus, despite the patient being in-between flares, indicating subclinical inflammation.
