Can Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Be Used to Identify Early Calcium Crystal Deposition in the Knees of Patients With Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition?

Jean-François BudzikClaire MarzinJulie LegrandLaurène NorberciakFabio BecceTristan Pascart

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)

While DECT has the potential to characterize knee intraarticular mineralization, this technique cannot yet accurately identify early calcium crystal deposition that is not visible as chondrocalcinosis on conventional CT.

Keyphrases

dual energy
computed tomography
image quality
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
total knee arthroplasty
anterior cruciate ligament
knee osteoarthritis
human health
solid state
risk assessment