High-temporal resolution dual-energy computed tomography of the heart using a novel hybrid image reconstruction algorithm: Initial experience

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-125

  Nance, John William ^a   Bastarrika, Gorka ^a,b   Kang, Doo Kyoung ^a,c   Ruzsics, Balazs ^a   Vogt, Sebastian ^d   Schmidt, Bernhard ^d   Raupach, Rainer ^d   Flohr, Thomas G ^d   Schoepf, U Joseph ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; Dual energy computed tomography; reconstruction algorithms

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HEART; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PARTICLE BEAMS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; DUAL-ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; HYBRID IMAGE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS;

IMAGE QUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE ALGORITHM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79551543196     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181f87475     Document Type: Article

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