Preliminary experience with abdominal dual-energy CT (DECT): True versus virtual nonenhanced images of the liver;Esperienza preliminare con la TC dual energy (TCDE) dell'addome: confronto tra le immagini pre-contrasto reali e virtuali del fegato

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1258-1266

  De Cecco, C N ^a,b   Buffa, V ^a   Fedeli, S ^a   Vallone, A ^a   Ruopoli, R ^a   Luzietti, M ^a   Miele, V ^a   Rengo, M ^b   Maurizi Enrici, M ^b   Fina, P ^b   Laghi, A ^b   David, V ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual energy computed tomography; Iodine; Liver; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOMEPROL; IOPAMIDOL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78751646690     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-010-0583-3     Document Type: Article

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