Publications by authors named "Julien Avril"
Article Synopsis
- This study explored the issue of DECT artifacts in diagnosing gout, which can lead to overdiagnosis.
- Researchers tested various post-processing settings on DECT scans from 77 patients to find the optimal setup for reducing these artifacts.
- The best results were achieved with the R2 setting (170 HU, ratio = 1.28), significantly decreasing the number of artifacts compared to standard settings, while also improving specificity in the diagnosis of gout.
Parascapular mass revealing primary tuberculosis of the posterior arch.
Quant Imaging Med Surg
August 2016
We report the case of a parascapular abscess revealing primary tuberculosis of the posterior arch in a 31-year-old man. Sectional imaging is essential in order to detect the different lesions of this atypical spinal tuberculosis as osteolysis of the posterior arch extendible to vertebral body, osteocondensation, epidural extension which is common in this location, and high specificity of a zygapophysial, costo-vertebral or transverse arthritis.
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