Dual-Energy CT of Urate Deposits in Costal Cartilage and Intervertebral Disks of Patients With Tophaceous Gout and Age-Matched Controls.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
; 206(5): 1063-7, 2016 May.
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| ID: mdl-26958708
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether monosodium urate (MSU) deposits could be identified within the abdomen and axial skeleton of patients with tophaceous gout using dual-energy CT (DECT).CONCLUSION:
DECT of the abdomen, chest wall, and spine revealed extensive MSU deposits in costal cartilages and, to a lesser extent, intervertebral disks in the male patients with gout in our study. These were quantified volumetrically. However, age-matched control subjects showed similar deposits, indicating this was not a disease-specific finding. Thus, MSU deposition in the axial skeleton may be physiologic in middle-aged men.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ácido Úrico
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Cartilagem Costal
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Gota
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Disco Intervertebral
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article