Incremental diagnostic value of color-coded virtual non-calcium dual-energy CT for the assessment of traumatic bone marrow edema of the scaphoid.

Vitali KochFelix Christoph MüllerKasper GosvigMoritz H AlbrechtIbrahim YelLukas LengaSimon S MartinMarco CavallaroJulian L WichmannChristoph MaderTommaso D'AngeloSilvio MazziottiGiuseppe CiceroThomas J VoglChristian Booz

Published in: European radiology (2021)

• Color-coded virtual non-calcium (VNCa) reconstructions yield excellent diagnostic accuracy in assessing bone marrow edema of the scaphoid. • VNCa imaging enables detection of non-displaced fractures that are occult on standard grayscale CT. • Diagnostic confidence is comparable between VNCa imaging and MRI.

Keyphrases

dual energy
bone marrow
image quality
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
high resolution
mesenchymal stem cells
magnetic resonance imaging
spinal cord injury
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
photodynamic therapy
pet ct