Dual-energy computed tomography compared with ultrasound in the diagnosis of gout

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 173-179

  Gruber, Michael ^a   Bodner, Gerd ^a   Rath, Eva ^b   Supp, Gabriela ^b   Weber, Michael ^a   Schueller Weidekamm, Claudia ^a  

^a Division of Neuroradiology   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dual energy CT; Gout; Gouty arthritis; Synovial fluid; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

URATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOOT; GOUT; HAND; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT ASPIRATION; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

DUAL-ENERGY CT; GOUT; GOUTY ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84890960966     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket341     Document Type: Article

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