ReviewLa Radiologia medica2020
Extra-abdominal dual-energy CT applications: a comprehensive overview.
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- Optimization of window settings for coronary arteries assessment using spectral CT-derived virtual monoenergetic imaging.La Radiologia medica · 2024Article
- Dual-Energy CT in Oncologic Imaging.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2024Review
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- Improved Coronary Artery Visualization Using Virtual Monoenergetic Imaging from Dual-Layer Spectral Detector CT Angiography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography in Spinal Cord Injury.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Virtual monoenergetic dual-layer dual-energy CT images in colorectal cancer: CT diagnosis could be improved?La Radiologia medica · 2023Article
- Thoracic Diseases: Technique and Applications of Dual-Energy CT.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Imaging of metabolic and overload disorders in tissues and organs.Japanese journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Dual-Energy CT Material Decomposition Technique for Assessing Bone Status Compared with Quantitative Computed Tomography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular CT and MR Imaging.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Spectral CT Imaging of Prosthetic Valve Embolization after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies: CT and MR from Basics to Advanced Imaging.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Unlike conventional computed tomography, dual-energy computed tomography is a relatively novel technique that exploits ionizing radiations at different energy levels. The separate radiation sets can be achieved through different technologies, such as dual source, dual layers or rapid switching voltage. Body tissue molecules vary for their specific atomic numbers and electron density, and the interaction with different sets of radiations results in different attenuations, allowing to their final distinction. In particular, iodine recognition and quantification have led to important information about intravenous contrast medium delivery within the body. Over the years, useful post-processing algorithms have also been validated for improving tissue characterization. For instance, contrast resolution improvement and metal artifact reduction can be obtained through virtual monoenergetic images, dose reduction by virtual non-contrast reconstructions and iodine distribution highlighting through iodine overlay maps. Beyond the evaluation of the abdominal organs, dual-energy computed tomography has also been successfully employed in other anatomical districts. Although lung perfusion is one of the most investigated, this evaluation has been extended to narrowly fields of application, such as musculoskeletal, head and neck, vascular and cardiac. The potential pool of information provided by dual-energy technology is already wide and not completely explored, yet. Therefore, its performance continues to raise increasing interest from both radiologists and clinicians.
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