Dual energy CT: Added value in gouty arthritis

JBR-BTR

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-37

  Spermon, J ^a   Van Dijke, C F ^a  

^a Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gout

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; URATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CASE REPORT; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; JOINT ASPIRATION; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE; SWELLING; SYNOVIAL FLUID; THUMB; TOE;

EID: 84875765935     PISSN: 17802393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.179     Document Type: Article

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