Gouty arthritis: Can we avoid unnecessary dual-energy CT examinations using prior radiographs?

Sivert KupferSebastian WinklhoferAnton Sebastian BeckerOliver DistlerChristine B ChungHatem AlkadhiTim Finkenstaedt

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Conventional radiographs of the hand, foot and ankle cannot serve as a gatekeeper test for reliable exclusion of radiopaque soft tissue deposits prior to DECT.

Keyphrases

dual energy
computed tomography
soft tissue
image quality
rheumatoid arthritis
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance