Dual-energy CT and its potential use for quantitative myocardial CT perfusion

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 308-317

  So, Aaron ^a,b   Hsieh, Jiang ^c   Narayanan, Suresh ^c   Thibault, Jean Baptiste ^c   Imai, Yasuhiro ^c   Dutta, Sandeep ^c   Leipsic, Jonathon ^d   Min, James ^e   LaBounty, Troy ^e   Lee, Ting Yim ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam hardening correction; Dual energy CT; Myocardial CT perfusion; Quantitative imaging; Rapid tube potential switching

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONOCHROMATIC IMAGE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

ANIMALS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SWINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84867151630     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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