ReviewInsights into imaging2021
Spectral CT of the abdomen: Where are we now?
Review in Insights into imaging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.
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- Characteristics of liver virtual non-contrast images from three-phase dynamic CT obtained with second-generation dual-layer spectral CT.European journal of radiology open · 2026Article
- Evaluation of iodine detection and quantification limits in photon-counting CT-a phantom study.European radiology experimental · 2026Article
- Development of a nomogram for predicting extramural venous invasion in colon cancer using spectral CT multiparameter imaging.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2026Article
- The value of dual-layer detector spectral CT multiparameter imaging in distinguishing between benign lesions and carcinomas of the larynx and hypopharynx.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Role of spectral CT in quantitative evaluation of pathologic response to neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a pilot study.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Associations of dual-energy computed tomography-derived visceral adipose tissue quality and high-risk coronary plaque in patients with metabolic syndrome.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- An interpretable cascaded residual iterative network for sparse-view spectral CT imaging.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Multiparameter pancreatic parenchyma assessment using Dual-layer Spectral-detector CT for postpancreatectomy acute pancreatitis prediction.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- The Applications of Spectral CT in Interventional Radiology: Innovations in Diagnosis and Intra-procedural Guidance.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026Review
- Spectral Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Neodymium-Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles.Biomaterials research · 2026Article
- Dual-layer spectral detector computed tomography-derived virtual non-contrast images in breast cancer patients: a promising alternative to true non-contrast images.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Spectral CT in practice: insights from an International Atomic Energy Agency survey.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Comparing two deep learning spectral reconstruction levels for abdominal evaluation using a rapid-kVp-switching dual-energy CT scanner.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Article
- The clinical applications of dual-layer spectral detector CT in digestive system diseases.European radiology · 2025Review
- Spectral CT findings of bladder urothelial carcinoma with gastric metastasis: a case report.BMC urology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of colorectal liver metastases using virtual monoenergetic images obtained from dual-layer spectral computed tomography.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Article
- Spectral detector computed tomography imaging of histologically confirmed splenic pathologies in 30 canine patients: a comparison of virtual non-contrast images and true unenhanced images.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Improved Discriminability of Severe Lung Injury and Atelectasis in Thoracic Trauma at Low keV Virtual Monoenergetic Images from Photon-Counting Detector CT.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Systematic Review on Learning-based Spectral CT.ArXiv · 2024Article
- Standardization of Dual-Energy CT Iodine Uptake of the Abdomen and Pelvis: Defining Reference Values in a Big Data Cohort.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Spectral CT adds a new dimension to radiological evaluation, beyond assessment of anatomical abnormalities. Spectral data allows for detection of specific materials, improves image quality while at the same time reducing radiation doses and contrast media doses, and decreases the need for follow up evaluation of indeterminate lesions. We review the different acquisition techniques of spectral images, mainly dual-source, rapid kV switching and dual-layer detector, and discuss the main spectral results available. We also discuss the use of spectral imaging in abdominal pathologies, emphasizing the strengths and pitfalls of the technique and its main applications in general and in specific organs.
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