Development of a computed tomography method of scoring bone erosion in patients with gout: Validation and clinical implications

Rheumatology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 410-416

  Dalbeth, Nicola ^a,b   Doyle, Anthony ^a,b   Boyer, Lucinda ^b   Rome, Keith ^c   Survepalli, David ^c   Sanders, Alexandra ^c   Sheehan, Timothy ^b   Lobo, Maria ^b   Gamble, Greg ^a   McQueen, Fiona M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Erosion; Gout; Tophus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOOT; GOUT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TIBIA; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE RESORPTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78751679715     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq335     Document Type: Article

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