Additional value of dual-energy CT to differentiate between benign and malignant mediastinal tumors: An initial experience

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2043-2049

  Lee, Seung Hyun ^a   Hur, Jin ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Lee, Hye Jeong ^a   Hong, Yoo Jin ^a   Choi, Byoung Wook ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benign neoplasm; Differentiation; Dual energy computed tomography; Malignant neoplasm; Mediastinal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL; RADISENSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LEIOMYOMA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMOMA;

BENIGN NEOPLASM; DIFFERENTIATION; DUAL-ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84885173798     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.05.040     Document Type: Article

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