Robust quantitative contrast‐enhanced dual‐energy CT for radiotherapy applications

A Lapointe, A Lalonde, H Bahig, JF Carrier… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop and validate accurate methods for
determining iodine content and virtual noncontrast maps of physical parameters, such as …

Water/cortical bone decomposition: A new approach in dual energy CT imaging for bone marrow oedema detection. A feasibility study

M Biondi, E Vanzi, G De Otto, FB Buonamici… - Physica Medica, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Many studies aimed at validating the application of Dual Energy Computed
Tomography (DECT) in clinical practice where conventional CT is not exhaustive. An …

Coronary calcium quantification using contrast‐enhanced dual‐energy computed tomography scans

D Yamak, W Pavlicek, T Boltz… - Journal of applied …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a direct measure of calcium burden by using dual‐
energy computed tomography (DECT) during contrast‐enhanced coronary imaging …

[PDF][PDF] Spectral micro-ct imaging of ex vivo atherosclerotic plaque

RB Zainon - 2012 - ir.canterbury.ac.nz
The goal of this research was to demonstrate the potential of spectral CT for the
discrimination of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. It was proposed that spectral CT has …

Applications du tomodensitomètre à double énergie en radio-oncologie

A Lapointe - 2018 - papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca
L'information supplémentaire obtenue à partir du tomodensitomètre à double énergie
(DECT) ouvre de nouvelles possibilités dans le domaine de la radio-oncologie, et ce sans …

[PDF][PDF] Quantitative tissue classication with dual-energy computed tomography for radiation treatment planning evaluation and optimization of a new method

M Karlsson - 2010 - lup.lub.lu.se
A new method to extract mass density and elemental compositions of tissues from dual-
energy computed tomography (DECT) scans is described and investigated. The method …

A new clinical tool for the quantification of myocardial CT perfusion imaging in patients with suspected Ischemic Heart Disease

A Ruiz Muñoz - 2017 - repositori.upf.edu
The standard assessment of myocardial perfusion has several limitations since it is mainly
based on its relative distribution. In the clinical practice, the evaluation of perfusion by using …

Validation of a dual energy technique using a single source multidetector computed tomography scanner

DGG Cardona, ESE León… - 2013 Pan American …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the most recent advances in computed tomography is the use of dual energy (DECT).
However, this technique typically requires high-end CT scanners. The purpose of this work …

[图书][B] Coronary Artery Plaque Assessment with Fast Switched Dual Energy X-Ray Computed Tomography Angiography

T Boltz - 2013 - search.proquest.com
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has a high negative predictive value for
ruling out coronary artery disease with non-invasive evaluation of the coronary arteries. My …