SynthesisZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2017
Diagnostic accuracy of dual-energy CT and ultrasound in gouty arthritis : A systematic review.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound in adult non-traumatic emergency medicine: an umbrella review.BMC medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical utility of Dual Energy Computed Tomography in gout: current concepts and applications.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Pooled it
- Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Arthropathies by Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography: A Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Multiple gouty tophi in the head and neck with normal serum uric acid: A case report and review of literatures.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- The application of dual-energy computed tomography in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders: a review of current concepts and applications.La Radiologia medica · 2019Review
- Gouty arthritis: Can we avoid unnecessary dual-energy CT examinations using prior radiographs?PloS one · 2018Article
- Clinical applications of advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques for arthritis evaluation.World journal of orthopedics · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of our study was to compare the overall accuracy of ultrasonography (US), with at least one sign positive (double contour, tophus, aggregates), and dual-energy CT in the diagnosis of gouty arthritis.
methodsPubMed, Web of Science, EI, Elsevier, Wiley Online Library and Cochrane library were systematically searched for studies on the diagnostic performance of dual-energy CT (DECT) and ultrasound (US) from 2005 to February 2016. After study selection, data and quality assessment, the sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), diagnostic odds rate (DOR), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR) and summary receiver operating contraction racteristic (SROC) curves were calculated.
resultsEleven publications met our inclusion criteria. Of these, six studies were included in the dual-energy CT group, six studies in the US group, and one study compared dual-energy CT and US. The pooled SEN, SPE, DOR, PLR, NLR and SROC of US with at least one sign positive, were 93%, 73%, 37.94, 3.39, 0.11 and 92%, respectively; and of DECT the values were 88%, 85%, 38.70, 5.12, 0.16, 93% and respectively.
conclusionBased on current evidence, both US and DECT can be used for diagnosis of gouty arthritis, but there are some differences between them regarding diagnostic sensitivity and specificity.
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