Targeted dual-energy single-source CT for characterisation of urinary calculi: Experimental and clinical experience

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 251-258

  Eiber, Matthias ^a   Holzapfel, Konstantin ^a   Frimberger, Markus ^b   Straub, Michael ^b   Schneider, Heike ^b   Rummeny, Ernst J ^a   Dobritz, Martin ^a   Huber, Armin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomical misregistration; Dual energy index; Single source multi detector CT; Targeted dual energy imaging; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CYSTINE; STRUVITE; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TARGETED DUAL ENERGY SINGLE SOURCE MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; URIC ACID STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URIC ACID; URINARY CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857048500     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2231-2     Document Type: Article

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