Performance of computed tomography for contrast agent concentration measurements with monochromatic x-ray beams: Comparison of K-edge versus temporal subtraction

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 3369-3385

  Elleaume, H ^a   Charvet, A M ^a   Corde, S ^a   Esteve F ^a   Le Bas, J F ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MONOCHROMATORS; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

ENERGY TUNABILITY;

MEDICINE;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; GADOTERIC ACID; IODINE; MEGLUMINE IOXAGLATE PLUS SODIUM IOXAGLATE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; K EDGE; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION; THEORY; X RAY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IODINE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAYS;

EID: 0037152053     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/18/307     Document Type: Article

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