Low-dose computed tomography as diagnostic tool in calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease arthropathy: focus on ligamentous calcifications of the wrist.

CONCLUSIONS: Calcifications of carpal ligaments are highly specific morphologic features of CPPD arthropathy. Low-dose CT is a useful tool to detect these calcifications at a radiation exposure similar to a standard radiograph. PMID: 31025927 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research