Review of clinical applications of dual-energy CT in patients after endovascular aortic repair

W Kazimierczak, N Kazimierczak, Z Serafin - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are a significant cause of mortality in developed
countries. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is currently the leading treatment method …

Vascular CT and MRI: a practical guide to imaging protocols

DJ Murphy, A Aghayev, ML Steigner - Insights into imaging, 2018 - Springer
Non-invasive cross-sectional imaging techniques play a crucial role in the assessment of the
varied manifestations of vascular disease. Vascular imaging encompasses a wide variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Spectral detector CT for cardiovascular applications

P Rajiah, S Abbara, SS Halliburton - Diagnostic and Interventional …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Spectral detector computed tomography (SDCT) is a novel technology that uses two layers
of detectors to simultaneously collect low and high energy data. Spectral data is used to …

Dual-energy computed tomography: dose reduction, series reduction, and contrast load reduction in dual-energy computed tomography

A Parakh, F Macri, D Sahani - Radiologic Clinics, 2018 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Patient safety is paramount when adopting any new technology into clinical care. Despite
the recognized clinical benefits of dual energy computed tomography (DECT), wide …

Patient dose in CT angiography examinations: an institutional survey

VI Metaxas, CP Dimitroukas, FO Efthymiou… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the radiation dose during five computed tomography
angiography (CTA) examinations performed with a GE Light Speed 16 (16-slice) and a …

New technique for detecting cracked teeth and evaluating the crack depth by contrast-enhanced cone beam computed tomography: an in vitro study

J Zhou, J Fu, M Xiao, F Qiao, T Fu, Y Lv, F Wu, C Sun… - BMC Oral Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Cracked teeth may cause various clinical symptoms depending on the
extension depth of the crack and the subsequent bacterial infections. However, techniques …

Cumulative doses of ionizing radiation from computed tomography: a population-based study

KH Stopsack, JR Cerhan - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To assess cumulative radiation doses from computed tomography (CT), patient
characteristics, and clinical indications for CT in a population-based sample. Patients and …

Reducing iodine contrast volume in CT angiography of the abdominal aorta using integrated tube potential selection and weight-based method without compromising …

R Vasconcelos, TJ Vrtiska, TA Foley… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to determine whether image quality was
maintained when a weight-based protocol incorporating tube potential selection was used to …

Prospective study of low-radiation and low-iodine dose aortic CT angiography in obese and non-obese patients: Image quality and impact of patient characteristics

MA Fink, S Stoll, C Melzig, A Steuwe, S Partovi… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to prospectively analyse image quality and radiation dose of
body mass index (BMI)-adapted low-radiation and low-iodine dose CTA of the …

Utility of virtual monoenergetic images derived from a dual-layer detector-based spectral CT in the assessment of aortic anatomy and pathology: a retrospective case …

H Chalian, K Kalisz, N Rassouli, A Dhanantwari… - Clinical imaging, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the ability of the retrospectively generated virtual monoenergetic
images (VMIs) from a dual-layer detector-based spectral computed tomography (SDCT) to …