Automatic bone and plaque removal using dual energy CT for head and neck angiography: Feasibility and initial performance evaluation

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Thomas, C ^a   Korn, A ^a   Krauss, B ^b   Ketelsen, D ^a   Tsiflikas, I ^a   Reimann, A ^a   Brodoefel, H ^a   Claussen, C D ^a   Kopp, A F ^a   Ernemann, U ^a   Heuschmid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone removal; Carotid; CTA; Dual energy CT; Head and neck angiography

Indexed keywords

BONE REMOVAL; CAROTID; CTA; DUAL-ENERGY CT; HEAD AND NECK;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; ERRORS;

BONE;

IOMEPROL;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOMATION; BONE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STENT; VERTEBRA;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTIFACTS; BONE AND BONES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAD; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; NECK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 77957596023     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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