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Utility of Ultrasound and Dual Energy CT in Crystal Disease Diagnosis and Management
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The objective of this review is to critically discuss the latest evidence on the use of ultrasound and dual energy computed tomography (DECT) for the assessment of microcrystalline arthritis. Both techniques have been included in the classification and diagnostic criteria for gout, while only ultrasound appears in the diagnostic recommendations for CPPD. Regarding the management of the diseases, there is encouraging evidence for the use of both techniques for the follow-up of gout patients, while very few or null data are available for CPPD. Ultrasound has been adequately validated for the diagnosis of CPPD, while some issues have still to be clarified regarding gout. DECT has also demonstrated to be accurate for gout diagnosis, but very few data are available regarding CPPD. Future research should aim to improve the reliability of both techniques and to create scoring systems for a more accurate follow-up of patients.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Crystal Arthropathies
Gout
Disease
DECT
Imaging
Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Rheumatology
Internal medicine
Ultrasound
medicine
Humans
Medical physics
CPPD
Ultrasonography
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
business.industry
Reproducibility of Results
030104 developmental biology
Tomography x ray computed
Dual energy ct
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6b9e2e8bfcc6d0f1ef5ddaae0832bf98