Gout tophus detection-A comparison of dual-energy CT (DECT) and histology

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 662-665

  Melzer, Ralph ^a   Pauli, Chantal ^b   Treumann, Thomas ^c   Krauss, Bernhard ^d  

^a Division of Rheumatology   (Switzerland)

^b Pathologische Institut am Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

^c Institute of Radiology   (Switzerland)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DECT; Dual energy computed tomography; Gout; Histology; Tophi

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; URATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOUT; GOUT TOPHUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84898824246     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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