Optimizing arterial vessel contrast in portal venous phase with virtual monoenergetic images from photon-counting detector CT scans of the abdomen - first clinical experiences

Background: Photon-counting detector (PCD) computed tomography (CT) allows for the reconstruction of virtual monoenergetic images (VMI) at different thresholds. Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the optimal arterial contrast in portal venous (pv) scans regarding objective parameters an...

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Hauptverfasser: Dillinger, Daniel (VerfasserIn) , Overhoff, Daniel (VerfasserIn) , Ayx, Isabelle (VerfasserIn) , Kaatsch, Hanns L. (VerfasserIn) , Hagen, Achim (VerfasserIn) , Schönberg, Stefan (VerfasserIn) , Waldeck, Stephan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 15 March 2024
In: Diagnostics
Year: 2024, Jahrgang: 14, Heft: 6, Pages: 1-14
ISSN:2075-4418
DOI:10.3390/diagnostics14060627
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14060627
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/6/627
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Verfasserangaben:Daniel Dillinger, Daniel Overhoff, Isabelle Ayx, Hanns L. Kaatsch, Achim Hagen, Stefan O. Schönberg and Stephan Waldeck

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