Lung perfusion analysis with dual energy CT in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism - Influence of window settings on the diagnosis of underlying pathologies of perfusion defects

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Bauer, Ralf W ^a   Kerl, J Matthias ^a   Weber, Eva ^a   Weisser, Philipp ^a   Korkusuz, Huedayi ^a   Lehnert, Thomas ^a   Jacobi, Volkmar ^a   Vogl, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT angiography; Dual energy CT; Lung perfusion; Perfusion defects; Pulmonary embolism; Ventilation perfusion scan

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LUNG BULLA; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG FLUID; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG PERFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION IMAGING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755126051     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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