Virtual non-contrast in second-generation, dual-energy computed tomography: Reliability of attenuation values

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Toepker, Michael ^a   Moritz, Thomas ^a   Krauss, Bernhard ^b   Weber, Michael ^a   Euller, Gordon ^a   Mang, Thomas ^a   Wolf, Florian ^a   Herold, Christian J ^a   Ringl, Helmut ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dual energy; Image reconstruction; Tissue attenuation measurements; Virtual non contrast

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WATER;

EID: 84856952691     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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