Myocardial iodine concentration measurement using dual-energy computed tomography for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis: a pilot study.

Virgile ChevanceThibaud DamyVania TacherFrançois LegouFourat RidouaniAlain LucianiHicham KobeiterAlain RahmouniJean-François Deux

Published in: European radiology (2017)

• Dual-energy computed tomography can be used to detect cardiac amyloidosis • Five-minute myocardial iodine concentration and iodine ratio increase in cardiac amyloidosis • Among iodine parameters, 5-minute iodine ratio has the best diagnosis performance.

Keyphrases

dual energy
computed tomography
left ventricular
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