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work_z4rq4irlhnew7h2x23jmmo6d7u	Nicola Dalbeth	Assessment of Tophus Size	2012.0	3	.pdf	application/pdf	880	151	60	Assessment of Tophus Size: a Comparison • Many methods of tophus measurement – Vernier calipers (longest index tophus diameter)* – Tape measurement (index tophus area) • The reliability of DECT for tophus various physical methods with DECT assessment of tophus size Methods: patients and tophus selection • For each patient, up to three index tophi were selected • Index tophus DECT volume Total DECT urate volume (both feet), cm3, median (range) 1.65 (0.07-28.88) 8.02 (0.13-28.88) • In 20% of tophi recorded on physical assessment, no urate deposits were observed in the tophus by DECT • Those tophi without urate deposits on DECT had smaller caliper documented by DECT in tophi of similar physical size Example of two similar sized tophi from a single patient showing large variation in urate volume. • DECT scanning is a highly reproducible method of assessing urate load within tophi tophus size and DECT urate volume, reflecting the 	./cache/work_z4rq4irlhnew7h2x23jmmo6d7u.pdf	./txt/work_z4rq4irlhnew7h2x23jmmo6d7u.txt