Dual energy CT iodine map for delineating inflammation of inflammatory arthritis.

Takeshi FukudaYoshinori UmezawaAkihiko AsahinaHidemi NakagawaKazuhiro FuruyaKunihiko Fukuda

Published in: European radiology (2017)

• Dual-energy CT iodine mapping can delineate inflammation of peripheral inflammatory arthritis. • DECT iodine mapping has high spatial resolution compared with MRI. • DECT iodine mapping has a high iodine contrast resolution. • DECT iodine mapping may reflect therapeutic effects.

Keyphrases

dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
image quality
oxidative stress
high resolution
high density
magnetic resonance imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography
diffusion weighted imaging