Accuracy and precision of volumetric bone mineral density assessment using dual-source dual-energy versus quantitative CT: a phantom study.

Vitali KochNils Große HokampMoritz H AlbrechtLeon D GruenewaldIbrahim YelJan BorggrefeStefan WesargKatrin EichlerIris BurckTatjana Gruber-RouhLukas LengaThomas J VoglSimon S MartinJulian L WichmannRenate M HammerstinglLeona S AlizadehChristoph MaderNicole A HuizingaTommaso D'AngeloGiorgio AscentiSilvio MazziottiChristian Booz

Published in: European radiology experimental (2021)

Phantomless dual-source DECT-based BMD assessment of lumbar vertebra equivalents using material decomposition showed higher diagnostic accuracy compared to QCT.

Keyphrases

dual energy
bone mineral density
image quality
computed tomography
postmenopausal women
body composition
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
magnetic resonance