Dual energy computed tomography of lung nodules: Differentiation of iodine and calcium in artificial pulmonary nodules in vitro

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Knöß, Naomi ^a   Hoffmann, Beata ^a   Krauss, Bernhard ^b   Heller, Martin ^a   Biederer, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dual energy CT; Iodine; Lung nodules; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IODINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG NODULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

CALCINOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80755166120     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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