Dual-energy CT collagen density mapping of wrist ligaments reveals tissue remodeling in CPPD patients: first results from a clinical cohort.

Katharina ZiegelerSophia-Theresa RichterSandra HermannKay Geert A HermannBernd HammTorsten Diekhoff

Published in: Skeletal radiology (2020)

Collagen density of the SL ligament is significantly higher in CPPD patients than in control patients. Further research is needed to understand these changes in the extracellular matrix of ligaments in CPPD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
computed tomography
extracellular matrix
peritoneal dialysis
dual energy
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance
high resolution
contrast enhanced
wound healing