TY - JOUR T1 - Thermography Detects Subclinical Inflammation in Chronic Tophaceous Gout JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 182 LP - 183 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.110581 VL - 39 IS - 1 AU - MARTIN SCHIAVENATO AU - RALF G. THIELE Y1 - 2012/01/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/39/1/182.abstract N2 - Thermography, an imaging technique using radiation in the infrared range, has a long history in medicine, with reports in rheumatology dating back over 40 years1. It has also been long described as a measure of treatment response to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for gout2. Despite this, broad application of thermography has not been established because of a lack of precision and perceived limited value3. In a recent systematic review of the literature, thermography was not identified … ER -