Dual-Energy and Spectral CT in Clinical Practice
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Nuclear Medicine & Radiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 5690
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Interests: MSK imaging; CT; DECT; MRI; shoulder; hip; adrenal; liver; pancreas; lung; infectious diseases; endometriosis
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Dear Colleagues,
Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) currently represents a powerful imaging tool in clinical practice. Thanks to its intrinsic high spatial and contrast resolution, DECT can been used in clinical practice to diagnose brain, body and skeletal disorders in both acute and elective settings. In particular, DECT has been widely used to improve the identification of substances from different spectral information by using dedicated algorithms. In musculo-skeletal radiology, DECT has been proposed as an alternative to MRI for the identification of bone marrow edema. Additionally, monoenergetic reconstruction can be employed for the reduction of metal-induced artifacts, or to increase the conspicuity of contrast material within the arterial and venous vessels or to increase the contrast in the abdominal parenchyma. Finally, DECT has been suggested for the quantitative assessment of bone, fat, and muscle composition.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive overview of the role of dual-energy and spectral CT applications in clinical practice. Therefore, researchers in the field of DECT are encouraged to submit their findings as original research articles or reviews to this Special Issue.
Dr. Giovanni Foti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dual-energy CT
- spectral CT
- bone marrow edema
- prosthesis
- liver
- pancreas
- lung
- kidney
- adrenal
- brain
- abdomen
- cardiac
- coronary arteries
- arthritis
- myeloma
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