Patients with calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease, also known as pseudogout ... The primary outcome was the first fracture of the humerus, knee, wrist, hip, or pelvis, detected ...

In CPPD, ultrasound was useful in identifying calcium pyrophosphate crystals via specific anatomic characteristics of the crystals and provided a radiation-free alternative to the conventional X-ray.

a disease marked by deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals. 1 When present, chondrocalcinosis is usually most evident in the knee joint, where in turn the menisci usually ...

You may also have an ultrasound or CT scan ... for both conditions in the knee. More research is needed on how often this can happen. You can have pseudogout and other joint conditions, such ...

DECT can diagnose gout in some locations where ultrasound is limited and can also differentiate between pseudogout and gout. However, ultrasound is more cost effective than DECT and does not ...

Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) appears to have limited utility for differentiating between gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD), according to a German prospective ...

Treatment with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound can hasten the healing of torn ligaments in the knee, while the use of NSAID drugs, such as Celebrex (celecoxib) and Motrin (ibuprofen), has the ...