Comparison of dual-energy CT with positron emission tomography for lung perfusion imaging in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Mathieu GaudreaultJames C KorteNick BucknellPrice JacksonPitchaya SakyanunLachlan McIntoshBeverley WoonJames P ButeauMichael S HofmanTony MulcahyTomas KronShankar SivaNicholas Hardcastle

Published in: Physics in medicine and biology (2023)

A strong correlation between DECT and PET determination of PBV was observed. Streak and smoothing effects in DECT and gravitational artefacts and misregistration in PET reduced the correlation posteriorly.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
computed tomography
dual energy
contrast enhanced
image quality
magnetic resonance imaging
pet imaging
high resolution
pet ct
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry
clinical evaluation