Dual-energy computed tomography for gout diagnosis and management

Current Rheumatology Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dalbeth, Nicola ^a   Choi, Hyon K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal arthritis; CT; DECT; Diagnosis; Dual energy computed tomography; Gout; Imaging; Management; Pathology; Urate

Indexed keywords

URATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GOUT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84870403806     PISSN: 15233774     EISSN: 15346307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-012-0301-3     Document Type: Article

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