In our study, hyaline cartilage studied in DC+ knees exhibited a constant numerical increase in Rho (compared to DC− knees) that did not reach statistical significance, and most importantly did not reach the Rho threshold necessary for coding as MSU.
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Associations of Changes in Knee Hyaline Cartilage Composition Measured With Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Gout, Aging and Osteoarthritis.
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US can be used to look for the DC sign in joints or to assess the volume of MSU crystals deposited in periarticular tissue, which in our study showed a strong trend of positive association with DECT Rho values.