Dual-energy computed tomography characterization of solitary pulmonary nodules

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-310

  Chae, Eun Jin ^a   Song, Jae Woo ^a   Krauss, Bernhard ^b   Song, Koun Sik ^a   Lee, Choong Wook ^a   Lee, Hyun Joo ^a   Seo, Joon Beom ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

angiogenesis; dual energy computed tomography; dual source computed tomography; iodine enhancement; solitary pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; CALCIUM; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IODINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DECOMPOSITION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NODULE; LUNG RESECTION; LYMPH NODE; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78549253903     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181e16232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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