Reduction of streak artifacts in the superior vena cava for better visualization of mediastinal structures through virtual monoenergetic reconstructions using a photon-counting detector computed tomography

Purpose: - Computed tomography (CT) is crucial in oncologic imaging for precise diagnosis and staging. Beam-hardening artifacts from contrast media in the superior vena cava can degrade image quality and obscure adjacent structures, complicating lymph node assessment. This study examines...

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Hauptverfasser: Thater, Greta (VerfasserIn) , Frerichs, Isabel (VerfasserIn) , Büttner, Sylvia (VerfasserIn) , Schönberg, Stefan (VerfasserIn) , Froelich, Matthias F. (VerfasserIn) , Ayx, Isabelle (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: July 2025
In: Journal of thoracic imaging
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 40, Heft: 4, Pages: ?
ISSN:1536-0237
DOI:10.1097/RTI.0000000000000822
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0000000000000822
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://journals.lww.com/thoracicimaging/abstract/2025/07000/reduction_of_streak_artifacts_in_the_superior_vena.3.aspx
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Verfasserangaben:Thater, Greta MD, Frerichs, Isabel, Büttner, Sylvia, Schoenberg, Stefan O. MD, Froelich, Matthias MD, Ayx, Isabelle MD

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