Dual-energy CT of the urinary tract.

With the ability to provide structural- and material-specific information with single phase of image acquisition, dual-energy CT has several useful applications in urinary tract imaging such as evaluation of renal mass, CT urography, and characterization of urinary calculi. Although the underlying p...

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Publicado en:Abdominal Imaging Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 167 - 180
Autores principales: Kaza RK, Platt JF, Megibow AJ, Kaza, Ravi K, Platt, Joel F, Megibow, Alec J
Formato: review Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2013
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Sumario:With the ability to provide structural- and material-specific information with single phase of image acquisition, dual-energy CT has several useful applications in urinary tract imaging such as evaluation of renal mass, CT urography, and characterization of urinary calculi. Although the underlying principle of dual-energy scanning is similar, there are several important differences in the currently available dual-energy scanners and the image processing algorithms used for these scanners. Knowledge of the principle of dual-energy data acquisition and image processing is essential to understand the advantages and limitations of dual-energy CT in urinary tract imaging.