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Comparison of MR Imaging and Dual Energy CT for the Evaluation of Cartilage Invasion by Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
... for dual-energy CT could be achieved because the WA and IO images depicted the precise shapes of ossified carti- lages and iodine distribution in nonossified thyroid cartilages and bone marrow space ...
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Illegal intra-corporeal packets: can dual energy CT be used for the evaluation of cocaine concentration? A cross sectional study
... low-dose CT (LDCT) imaging ...the dual energy technology on CT-scanners has opened new perspectives in tissue and material characterization ...that dual energy CT ...
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Iodine Extravasation Quantification on Dual Energy CT of the Brain Performed after Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Can Predict Hemorrhagic Complications
... follow-up CT scan, and contrast extravasation, de- fined as a hyperdense lesion with a max- imum measurement of ⬎ 90 HU that persisted on a 24-hour follow-up CT ...on dual-energy CT ...
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Dual-energy CT after radiofrequency ablation of liver, kidney, and lung lesions: a review of features
... from dual-energy CT, representing CT values (HU) over a range of 40 to 140 keV, can also be ...effective energy of a single-energy ...arrow) can be seen as an ...
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Application of Dual Energy CT Non Linear Fusion Technology in Improving CTA Image Quality of Renal Cancer
... of dual-energy CT and the continuous innovation of technology, different post-processing and analysis algorithms have been conti- nuously ...of dual-energy CT ...single ...
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Can Dual Energy CT using Iodine Mapping Predict the Nuclear Grade of Clear Cell Type of Renal Cell Carcinoma
... Dual-energy CT scanners are able to generate virtual monochromatic (VMC) images at any given kVp using complex algorithm resulting in images as if they were imaged with a theoretical monochromatic ...
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Tophus resolution with pegloticase: a prospective dual energy CT study
... Objective: To investigate the effect of intensive lowering of serum uric acid (SUA) levels by pegloticase on the resolution of tophi in patients with refractory gout. Methods: Descriptive study in patients with ...
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An observational study to evaluate the additional benefit of dual-energy CT and phonation CT in the pre-operative local staging of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers
... Contrast-enhanced CT of the neck is preferred over MRI, as a staging tool, due to its speed, lesser cost, widespread availability and lesser susceptibility to motion ...of dual-energy CT is ...
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Original Article Evaluation of ventricular muscle function of patients with coronary heart disease via dual-energy CT combined with resting myocardial transmural perfusion ratio
... perfusion and smaller resting myocardial trans- mural perfusion ratio in some patients with degree of coronary artery stenosis of 26-50%, and site of stenotic coronary artery is basically corresponding to that of ...
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Residual Thromboembolic Material in Cerebral Arteries after Endovascular Stroke Therapy Can Be Identified by Dual Energy CT
... PURPOSE: Dual-energy CT features the opportunity to differentiate among up to 3 different materials because the absorption of x-rays depends on the applied tube voltage and the atomic number of the ...
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Dynamic single-slice CT estimates whole-lung dual-energy CT variables in pigs with and without experimental lung injury
... of dual-energy CT (DECT) images, which are being more commonly used to quantify blood volume within the lung [11, 12], and would allow separation of blood vessel artefact from true ...
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Dual-Energy CT Imaging of Tumor Liposome Delivery After Gold Nanoparticle-Augmented Radiation Therapy
... using CT imaging with liposomal contrast agents to measure the EPR ...This can potentially be translated to patients, where tumors with high vascular permeability can be identified with CT ...
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Gold as a Potential Contrast Agent for Dual Energy CT
... Materials can be differentiated by applying different X- ray spectra and analyzing the differences in attenuation ...in CT as a contrast material and is generally known to have stronger enhancement at low ...
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Analyseren van trombi met verschillende fibrinedichtheden met behulp van Dual Energy CT
... Een pitch van meer dan 1 zorgt voor een hogere kans op artefacten en een lagere signaal-ruis verhouding. Er is een zo laag mogelijke pitch gebruikt bij de DECT (0,2) in de veronderstelling dat dit het beste beeld op zou ...
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Identification of monosodium urate crystal deposits in patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia using dual energy CT
... To date, it remains unclear why some patients with high sUA levels develop MSU crystal deposits and subse- quent gout while others with the same sUA levels do not. There is no doubt that high sUA levels are required to ...
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Schäffer, Benno (2013): Dual Energy CT-Kolonographie als präoperatives Staging bei kolorektalen Neoplasien. Dissertation, LMU München: Medizinische Fakultät
... die CT- Kolonographie (CTC, synonym „Virtuelle Koloskopie“) als Alternative zur optischen Koloskopie für das präoperative Staging bei CRC eingesetzt werden und nach einer Metaanalyse von Dighe et ...präoperativen ...
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Evaluation of bone mineral density of the lumbar spine using a novel phantomless dual-energy CT post-processing algorithm in comparison with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
... during CT colonography ...coronary CT angiography ...each CT scanner ...phantomless CT-based BMD assessment in the aforementioned and other studies has been mostly based on evaluation of ...
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Optimal Virtual Monochromatic Images for Evaluation of Normal Tissues and Head and Neck Cancer Using Dual Energy CT
... tion, can enhance the conspicuity of ...VMI energy levels ranging from 40 to 140 keV in 5-keV increments, and mean attenuation, SNR, and CNR were used as end points for ...
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Evaluation of the chemical composition of nephrolithiasis using dual-energy CT in Southern Chinese gout patients
... unenhanced dual- source DECT could help differentiate between calcified, UA and cystine calculi at a radiation dose similar to that of conventional intravenous ...
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Advanced abdominal imaging with dual energy CT is feasible without increasing radiation dose
... This study showed that DECT abdominal imaging is feasible without increasing radiation dose or deteriorat- ing image quality. Using the higher informational con- tent of DECT data, radiation dose could even be decreased. ...
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