Spectral CT in patients with small HCC: Investigation of image quality and diagnostic accuracy

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2117-2124

  Lv, Peijie ^a   Lin, Xiao Zhuzauth ^b   Chen, Kemin ^a   Gao, Jianbo ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dual energy CT; Monochromatic image; Small hepatocellular carcinoma; Spectral CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84867258854     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2485-3     Document Type: Article

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