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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pseudogout, also called calcium pyrophosphate ... Blood tests, tests of the joint fluid, and imaging of the joint itself (ultrasound, X-ray, CT, or MRI scan) will show whether calcium ...

This includes the first metatarsophalangeal joint in gout, the wrist and knee in CPPD, and the shoulder in BCPD. Both ultrasound (US) and dual-energy CT (DECT) are the recommended imaging ...

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.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluation can play a crucial role in guiding the patient's rehabilitation and long-term management of knee problems. (Photo: Freepik) Knee problems and their solutions ...

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 ...

MSU crystals were detected by PLM in 19/80 and CPPD crystals in 10/80 samples. Initial measurement using RS detected crystals in 26/29 samples with a sensitivity of 89.7 percent and a specificity ...