Imaging of acute pulmonary embolism using a dual energy CT system with rapid kVp switching: Initial results

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3711-3718

  Geyer, Lucas L ^a   Scherr, Michael ^a   Körner, Markus ^a   Wirth, Stefan ^a   Deak, Paul ^b   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a   Linsenmaier, Ulrich ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Computed tomography; Dual energy; Lung perfusion; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84869741879     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.02.043     Document Type: Article

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