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Table 4 Patient level CT analysis.

From: Characterization of new bone formation in gout: a quantitative site-by-site analysis using plain radiography and computed tomography

 

Spur

Osteophyte

Periosteal NBF

Ankylosis

Sclerosis

Number of joints with CT erosion

0.88***

0.38

0.60**

0.67**

0.90***

Number of joints with CT intraosseous tophus

0.87***

0.31

0.56*

0.70***

0.82***

  1. Spearman correlations between number of joints affected by CT new bone formation (NBF) and other imaging features of gout (n = 20 patients). * < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001. CT, computed tomography; n, number.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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