Monosodium Urate Crystals (Gout) under a Compensated Polarized Light Microscope

The birefringent property of monosodium urate crystals is how gout, or arthritis, is diagnosed using a compensated polarized light microscope in the field of medical pathology. The crystals appear blue and yellow in relation to the 530 nm, high contrast magenta background induced by the compensator.

List of all that contributed: Ava Miller and Dr. David Martin-Reay