Enhancing diagnostic precision for acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease: insights from dual-energy CT lung perfusion mapping.
Jordan H ChamberlinAlexis OgbonnaSameer AbrolDhruw MaisuriaEmily MillerAaron McGuireHeather KnightJim O'DohertyDhiraj BaruahU Joseph SchoepfReginald F MundenIsmail M KabakusPublished in: Emergency radiology (2024)
DECT iodine map has the capability to depict microthrombi as perfusion defects. The presence of segmental perfusion defects on dual-energy CT maps was found to be associated with ACS with potential for improved specificity and reclassification.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- sickle cell disease
- image quality
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- acute coronary syndrome
- liver failure
- high resolution
- positron emission tomography
- high density
- case report
- mass spectrometry
- drug induced
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- climate change
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation