Correlation between CT Value on Lung Subtraction CT and Radioactive Count on Perfusion Lung Single Photon Emission CT in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.

Toshiya KariyasuHaruhiko MachidaTsuneo YamashiroKeita FukushimaMasamichi KoyanagiKenichi YokoyamaMakiko NishikawaToru Satoh

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

The CT value measurement on LSCT is a novel quantitative approach to assess lung perfusion in CTEPH and only correlates strongly with radioactive count measurement on PL-SPECT.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
dual energy
image quality
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
peripheral blood
pulmonary artery