Material separation using dual-energy CT: current and emerging applications

M Patino, A Prochowski, MD Agrawal, FJ Simeone… - Radiographics, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Dual-energy (DE) computed tomography (CT) offers the opportunity to generate material-
specific images on the basis of the atomic number Z and the unique mass attenuation …

State of the art: dual-energy CT of the abdomen

D Marin, DT Boll, A Mileto, RC Nelson - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Recent technologic advances in computed tomography (CT)—enabling the nearly
simultaneous acquisition of clinical images using two different x-ray energy spectra—have …

Virtual noncontrast abdominal imaging with photon-counting detector CT

V Mergen, D Racine, L Jungblut, T Sartoretti, S Bickel… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Accurate CT attenuation and diagnostic quality of virtual noncontrast (VNC)
images acquired with photon-counting detector (PCD) CT are needed to replace true …

Oncologic applications of dual-energy CT in the abdomen

MD Agrawal, DF Pinho, NM Kulkarni, PF Hahn… - Radiographics, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Dual-energy computed tomographic (DECT) technology offers enhanced capabilities that
may benefit oncologic imaging in the abdomen. By using two different energies, dual-energy …

Dual-energy CT: oncologic applications

CN De Cecco, A Darnell, M Rengo… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Dual-energy CT (DECT) is an innovative imaging technique that operates on
the basic principle of application of two distinct energy settings that make the transition from …

Update on CT and MRI of adrenal nodules

N Schieda, ES Siegelman - American Journal of …, 2017 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of this article is to review the current role of CT and MRI for the
characterization of adrenal nodules. CONCLUSION. Unenhanced CT and chemical-shift …

Adrenal adenomas versus metastases: diagnostic performance of dual-energy spectral CT virtual noncontrast imaging and iodine maps

Y Nagayama, T Inoue, S Oda, S Tanoue, T Nakaura… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Dual-energy CT allows virtual noncontrast (VNC) attenuation and iodine
density measurements from contrast material–enhanced examination, potentially enabling …

Virtual noncontrast imaging of the liver using photon-counting detector computed tomography: a systematic phantom and patient study

T Sartoretti, V Mergen, K Higashigaito… - Investigative …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of virtual noncontrast (VNC)
images of the liver in a phantom and patients using dual-source photon-counting detector …

Dual-energy CT applications in the abdomen

T Heye, RC Nelson, LM Ho… - American journal of …, 2012 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to give a brief overview of the technical
background of dual-energy CT (DECT) imaging and to review various DECT applications in …

Update on cardiovascular applications of multienergy CT

K Kalisz, S Halliburton, S Abbara, JA Leipsic… - Radiographics, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Advances in scanner technology enabling shorter scan times, improvements in spatial and
temporal resolution, and more dose-efficient data reconstruction coupled with rapidly …