CT perfusion imaging of lung cancer: benefit of motion correction for blood flow estimates.

Lisa L ChuRobert J KnebelAryan D ShayJonathan SantosRamsey D BadawiDavid R GandaraFriedrich D Knollmann

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• Tumor blood flow estimates in advanced lung cancer show significant variability. • Motion correction improves the reproducibility of CT blood flow estimates in advanced lung cancer. • Reproducibility of blood flow measurements is critical to characterize lung tumor biology and the success of treatment in lung cancer.

Keyphrases

blood flow
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
image quality
high resolution
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
high speed
positron emission tomography
mass spectrometry
smoking cessation