©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2016; 7(11): 766-775
Published online Nov 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i11.766
Published online Nov 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i11.766
Table 5 Imaging studies
| No. of patients | |
| X-ray | |
| Not performed | 37 |
| Spondylosis/-listhesis | 12 |
| Bony erosion | 8 |
| Unremarkable | 6 |
| Degenerative changes | 5 |
| CT | |
| Not performed | 35 |
| BE and HDA | 13 |
| BE only | 13 |
| Lytic lesions | 5 |
| Unremarkable | 2 |
| MRI | |
| T1 | |
| Not reported | 28 |
| Hypointense | 31 |
| Isointense | 8 |
| Heterointense | 1 |
| T2 | |
| Not reported | 24 |
| Hypointense | 18 |
| Heterointense | 12 |
| Hyperintense | 11 |
| Isointense | 4 |
| Gadolinium enhancement | |
| No | 36 |
| Yes | 32 |
- Citation: Elgafy H, Liu X, Herron J. Spinal gout: A review with case illustration. World J Orthop 2016; 7(11): 766-775
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v7/i11/766.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v7.i11.766