The role of dual energy computed tomography in the differentiation of acute gout flares and acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis.

Dmitrij KravchenkoPantelis KarakostasDaniel KuettingCarsten MeyerPeter BrossartCharlotte BehningValentin Sebastian Schäfer

Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2021)

DECT is an adequate non-invasive diagnostic tool for acute gout flares but might have a lower sensitivity than described by previous studies. Both MUS and SCD had higher sensitivities than DECT for acute gout flares and acute CPP crystal arthritis.

Keyphrases

liver failure
computed tomography
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
drug induced
dual energy
rheumatoid arthritis
uric acid
magnetic resonance imaging
hepatitis b virus
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
pet ct
mechanical ventilation