CT perfusion in the characterisation of renal lesions: an added value to multiphasic CT.

Francesco Giuseppe Mazzei Maria Antonietta Mazzei Nevada Cioffi SquitieriChiara PozzessereLorenzo Righi Alfredo Cirigliano Susanna GuerriniDomenico D'EliaMaria Raffaella AmbrosioAurora BaroneMaria Teresa del VecchioLuca Volterrani

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

A significant difference between renal cortex and tumour CTp parameter values may suggest a malignant renal lesion. CTp could represent an added value to multiphasic CT in differentiating renal cells carcinoma from oncocytoma.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
computed tomography
image quality
dual energy
induced apoptosis
positron emission tomography
cell cycle arrest
oxidative stress