Application of second generation dual-source computed tomography dual-energy scan mode in detecting pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 640-644

  Xue, Hua Dan ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Sun, Hao ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Su, Bai Yan ^a   Sun, Zhao Yong ^a   Chen, Fang ^a   Jin, Zheng Yu ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Dual energy; Pancreatic cancer; X ray computed, tomography

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79551628524     PISSN: 1000503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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