A pilot study on dual-energy computed tomography for detection of urate deposits in renal transplant patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 306-309

  Kimura Hayama, Eric ^a   Criales Vera, Sergio ^a   Nicolaou, Savvas ^b   Betanzos, Jose Luis ^c   Rivera, Yahaira ^c   Alberú, Josefina ^c   Rull Gabayet, Marina ^c   Hernández Molina, Gabriela ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

asymptomatic hyperuricemia; DECT; gout

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; URATE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; GOUT; HAND; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KNEE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS TENDON; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; WRIST; ARTHROGRAPHY; JOINT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOUT; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; JOINTS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; URIC ACID;

EID: 84906738807     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000140     Document Type: Article

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