Accuracy of dual-energy computed tomography for the measurement of iodine concentration using cardiac CT protocols: Validation in a phantom model

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 512-518

  Koonce, James D ^a   Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn ^a,b   Schoepf, U Joseph ^a   Schmidt, Bernhard ^c   Wahlquist, Amy E ^a   Nietert, Paul J ^a   Bastarrika, Gorka ^d   Flohr, Thomas G ^c   Meinel, Felix G ^a,e  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Imaging and Therapy Systems Division   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac CT; Dual energy CT; Dual source CT; Iodine; Quantification

Indexed keywords

HEART; HUMANS; IODINE; MYOCARDIUM; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84895075483     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-3040-6     Document Type: Article

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