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Jung SM, Ju JH. Identification of vanishing tophi by three-dimensional dual-energy computed tomography in a patient with chronic tophaceous gout. Clin Case Rep. 2015;4(1):97-8doi: 10.1002/ccr3.440.
Jung, S. M., & Ju, J. H. (2016). Identification of vanishing tophi by three-dimensional dual-energy computed tomography in a patient with chronic tophaceous gout. Clinical case reports, 4(1), 97-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.440
Jung, Seung Min, and Ju, Ji Hyeon. "Identification of vanishing tophi by three-dimensional dual-energy computed tomography in a patient with chronic tophaceous gout." Clinical case reports vol. 4,1 (2016): 97-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.440
Jung SM, Ju JH. Identification of vanishing tophi by three-dimensional dual-energy computed tomography in a patient with chronic tophaceous gout. Clin Case Rep. 2015 Nov 12;4(1):97-8. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.440. eCollection 2016 Jan. PMID: 26783447; PMCID: PMC4706398.
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Clin Case Rep. 2015 Nov 12;4(1):97-8. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.440. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Identification of vanishing tophi by three-dimensional dual-energy computed tomography in a patient with chronic tophaceous gout.

Clinical case reports

Seung Min Jung, Ji Hyeon Ju

Affiliations

  1. Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine Seoul St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seoul South Korea.

PMID: 26783447 PMCID: PMC4706398 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.440

Abstract

Large gout tophi are difficult to treat and sometimes needs operation for its elimination. Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is now being used for detection of tophi in patients with gouty arthritis. After intensive treatment, we could observe vanishing tophi with DECT.

Keywords: dual energy computed tomography; gout; monosodium urate crystal; tophus

References

  1. Clin Case Rep. 2015 Nov 12;4(1):97-8 - PubMed

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