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

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Marin, D; Boll, DT; Mileto, A; Nelson, RC
Published in: Radiology
May 2014

Recent technologic advances in computed tomography (CT)--enabling the nearly simultaneous acquisition of clinical images using two different x-ray energy spectra--have sparked renewed interest in dual-energy CT. By interrogating the unique characteristics of different materials at different x-ray energies, dual-energy CT can be used to provide quantitative information about tissue composition, overcoming the limitations of attenuation-based conventional single-energy CT imaging. In the past few years, intensive research efforts have been devoted to exploiting the unique and powerful opportunities of dual-energy CT for a variety of clinical applications. This has led to CT protocol modifications for radiation dose reduction, improved diagnostic performance for detection and characterization of diseases, as well as image quality optimization. In this review, the authors discuss the basic principles, instrumentation and design, examples of current clinical applications in the abdomen and pelvis, and future opportunities of dual-energy CT.

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Radiology

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EISSN

1527-1315

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

271

Issue

2

Start / End Page

327 / 342

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Physics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Artifacts
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Marin, D., Boll, D. T., Mileto, A., & Nelson, R. C. (2014). State of the art: dual-energy CT of the abdomen. Radiology, 271(2), 327–342. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.14131480
Marin, Daniele, Daniel T. Boll, Achille Mileto, and Rendon C. Nelson. “State of the art: dual-energy CT of the abdomen.Radiology 271, no. 2 (May 2014): 327–42. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.14131480.
Marin D, Boll DT, Mileto A, Nelson RC. State of the art: dual-energy CT of the abdomen. Radiology. 2014 May;271(2):327–42.
Marin, Daniele, et al. “State of the art: dual-energy CT of the abdomen.Radiology, vol. 271, no. 2, May 2014, pp. 327–42. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiol.14131480.
Marin D, Boll DT, Mileto A, Nelson RC. State of the art: dual-energy CT of the abdomen. Radiology. 2014 May;271(2):327–342.

Published In

Radiology

DOI

EISSN

1527-1315

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

271

Issue

2

Start / End Page

327 / 342

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Physics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Artifacts
  • 3202 Clinical sciences