Radiological features of experimental staphylococcal septic arthritis by micro computed tomography scan.
Farah FatimaYing FeiAbukar AliMajd MohammadMalin C ErlandssonMaria I BokarewaMuhammad NawazHadi ValadiManli NaTao JinPublished in: PloS one (2017)
μCT is a sensitive method for monitoring disease progression and determining the severity of bone destruction in a mouse model of septic arthritis. IL-6 may be used as a biomarker for bone destruction in septic arthritis.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- rheumatoid arthritis
- acute kidney injury
- dual energy
- mouse model
- positron emission tomography
- bone mineral density
- image quality
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- staphylococcus aureus
- soft tissue
- bone loss
- bone regeneration
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- magnetic resonance
- body composition