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Low-dose dual-energy CT for stone characterization: a systematic comparison of two generations of split-filter single-source and dual-source dual-energy CT.

Dominik NakhostinThomas SartorettiMatthias EberhardBernhard KraussDaniel MüllerHatem AlkadhiAndré Euler
Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
Accuracy to differentiate uric acid from non-uric acid stones was high among four single-source and dual-source DECT approaches for low- and routine dose DECT scans. Noise texture differed only slightly for the first-generation split-filter approach.
Keyphrases
  • dual energy
  • uric acid
  • computed tomography
  • metabolic syndrome
  • image quality
  • contrast enhanced
  • low dose
  • positron emission tomography
  • clinical practice
  • urinary tract