ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Virtual Non-Contrast versus True Non-Contrast Computed Tomography: Initial Experiences with a Photon Counting Scanner Approved for Clinical Use.
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Abstract
The present study evaluates the diagnostic reliability of virtual non-contrast (VNC) images acquired with the first photon counting CT scanner that is approved for clinical use by comparing quantitative image properties of VNC and true non-contrast (TNC) images. Seventy-two patients were retrospectively enrolled in this study. VNC images reconstructed from the arterial (VNCa) and the portalvenous (VNCv) phase were compared to TNC images. In addition, consistency between VNCa and VNCv images was evaluated. Regions of interest (ROI) were drawn in the following areas: liver, spleen, kidney, aorta, muscle, fat and bone. Comparison of VNCa and VNCv images revealed a mean offset of less than 4 HU in all tissues. The greatest difference between TNC and VNC images was found in spongious bone (VNCv 86.13 HU ± 28.44,
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