dual-energy CT
3-phase dual-energy CT scan as a feasible salvage imaging modality for the identification of non-localizing parathyroid adenomas: a prospective study
... 4-dimensional CT (4D-CT) is increasingly used for localization of PAs [3, ...of CT technique accounts for the success of 4D-CT [5], with some studies reporting accuracy for lateralization of ...
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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 ...with CT imaging of liposomal contrast agents prior to making the choice of whether or not to use a liposomal chemotherapeutic ...
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Generation of ventilation/perfusion ratio map in surgical patients by dual-energy CT after xenon inhalation and intravenous contrast media
... conventional CT [4] and has re- cently been proposed as a contrast medium for the diag- nosis of lung diseases due to its high density and higher attenuation of X-rays than ...enhanced dual-energy ...
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Significance of an Advanced Image Based Virtual Monoenergetic Reconstruction of Dual Source Dual Energy CT Data at Low keV Increases Image Quality for Portal Vein System of Pancreatic Cancer Patients
... of dual-source dual-energy CT compared with 100 KV mixed-energy images and traditional virtual sin- gle-energy post-treatment technology (Mono_E) and its significance in improv- ...
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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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Illegal intra-corporeal packets: can dual energy CT be used for the evaluation of cocaine concentration? A cross sectional study
... Another relevant observation is the linear relation- ship between ΔHU and Z(eff ), and the fact that ΔHU is equivalent to the Z(eff ) measures to predict the packet’s cocaine concentration. Unlike ΔHU, the algo- rithm ...
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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
... Postoperative DECT images were independently and randomly evaluated by 2 radiologists with 8 and 5 years of experience in diagnostic neuroradiology, blinded to clinical data, using 3-mm- thick multiplanar ...
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Multiple instance learning for computer aided detection and diagnosis of gastric cancer with dual-energy CT imaging
... by dual-energy CT without the combination of intensity and texture information of the ...in dual-energy spectral CT images is ...
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Can Dual Energy CT using Iodine Mapping Predict the Nuclear Grade of Clear Cell Type of Renal Cell Carcinoma
... pre-operative CT abdomen was recruited for the study who underwent dual energy CT in arterial and venous phase in GE Discovery 750 HD CT ...switching dual energy CT ...
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Optimising dual-energy CT scan parameters for virtual non-calcium imaging of the bone marrow: a phantom study
... third-generation dual-source dual- energy CT scanner at five different spectral separations by varying the tube-voltage combinations (70 kV/Sn150 kV, 80 kV/Sn150 kV, 90 kV/Sn150 kV, and 100 ...
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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 non-linear fusion technique in improving the quality of CTA image of renal ...double energy scanning, with ball tube A and ball tube ...The CT value, SNR contrast ...
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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
... This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board at National Cancer Center Hospital East. The requirement to obtain written informed consent was waived. Between Septem- ber 2010 and September 2014, ...
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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 ...
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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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Gold as a Potential Contrast Agent for Dual Energy CT
... in CT as a contrast material and is generally known to have stronger enhancement at low tube voltage settings ...using dual energy CT (DECT) was proposed already by Hounsfield [6] and further ...
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Application of an Advanced Image Based Virtual Monoenergetic Reconstruction of Dual Source Dual Energy CT Data at Low keV Increases Image Quality for Esophageal Cancer Patients Imaging
... of dual-source dual-energy CT new-generation virtual single-energy post-processing technology (Mono+) compared with 100 kV mixed-energy images and traditional virtual ...
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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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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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Schäffer, Benno (2013): Dual Energy CT-Kolonographie als präoperatives Staging bei kolorektalen Neoplasien. Dissertation, LMU München: Medizinische Fakultät
... zum CT-Staging mit CT-Kolonographie ...einem Dual Source-CT-Scanner (SOMATOM Definition Flash, Siemens) ...des Dual Energy-Ethikantrages „Differenzierung von Gewebe und ...
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Image Quality and Radiation Dose of Dual Energy CT of the Head and Neck Compared with a Standard 120 kVp Acquisition
... for CT scans, including possible anonymous use of data for research ...H&N CT with no contraindications to CT examination or iodinated con- trast ...underwent CT of the H&N in the DE ...
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