Feasibility of iodine concentration and extracellular volume fraction measurement derived from the equilibrium phase dual-energy CT for differentiating thymic epithelial tumors.

Koji TakumiHiroaki NaganoTsuyoshi MyogasakoTsubasa NakanoYoshihiko FukukuraKazuhiro UedaKazuhiro TabataAkihide TanimotoTakashi Yoshiura

Published in: Japanese journal of radiology (2022)

IC and ECV fraction measurement using DECT are helpful in diagnosing TETs. High IC during the equilibrium phase and high ECV fraction are suggestive of thymic carcinoma.

Keyphrases

dual energy
computed tomography
image quality
contrast enhanced
molecular dynamics
molecular dynamics simulations
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
aqueous solution