Thus, repeat synovial fluid crystal analysis by standard ... the fluid also could be sent for specialized evaluation for hydroxyapatite crystals, which are non-birefringent. In the case you ...

Abnormal synovial fluid may be cloudy and thicker or thinner than normal fluid. Cloudiness could mean there are crystals, excess white blood cells, or microorganisms in the fluid. If you have gout ...

Image: Adobe Stock “Raman spectroscopy has been proposed as a novel tool for synovial fluid ... crystals, but can also easily be applied for basic calcium phosphate crystals, such as hydroxyapat ...

Jin and colleagues 2 first investigated whether hydroxyapatite crystals are proinflammatory. Hydroxyapatite is a member of the BCP crystal family, and varies in size and chemical composition. The ...

Rhomboid, birefringent calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals are seen under polarizing light microscopy in this sample of synovial fluid that was obtained from a patient with acute CPP crystal ...

Microscopy of the synovial fluid drawn from this shoulder showed geometric plates with notched corners, pathognomonic of monohydrate cholesterol crystals (Figure 1A). Analysis of the synovial ...