Conventional Method (Joint Aspiration and Blood Test)
DECT (Duel-Energy CT SCAN)
Proposed Device (Infrared)
Checking
Crystals and uric acid level
Uric acid crystal deposition
Uric acid level
Methods
Invasive
Noninvasive
Noninvasive
Portable
No
No
Yes
Cost
Expensive over time
Expensive
Economical
Accuracy
Very accurate
Technology dependent
Technology dependent
Table 1:
Comparing Conventional Method, DECT and Proposed Device.