Tophaceous pseudogout of the cervical spine: MR imaging and bone scintigraphy findings

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-273

  Kinoshita, Toshibumi ^a   Maruoka, Shin ^a   Yamazaki, Tetsuro ^a   Sakamoto, Kiyohiko ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition disease; Cervical spine; Spinal tumor

Indexed keywords

BONE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE; SCINTIGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGOUT; SPINE SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; CHONDROSARCOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032127066     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(97)00079-X     Document Type: Article

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