Characterisation of urinary stones in the presence of iodinated contrast medium using dual-energy CT: a phantom study.

Objective: To develop a dual-energy CT (DECT) method for differentiating uric acid (UA) from non-UA stones in the presence of iodinated contrast medium.Methods: Thirty UA and 45 non-UA stones were selected after infra-red spectroscopic analysis and independently placed in a 1.5-ml vial, which was fi...

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Publicado en:	European Radiology Vol. 22; no. 12; pp. 2589 - 2597
Autores principales:	Wang J, Qu M, Duan X, Takahashi N, Kawashima A, Leng S, McCollough CH, Wang, Jia, Qu, Mingliang, Duan, Xinhui, Takahashi, Naoki, Kawashima, Akira, Leng, Shuai, McCollough, Cynthia H
Formato:	research Journal Article
Publicado:	Springer Nature Dec2012
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