Comparison of dual-energy computer tomography and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for evaluating lung perfusion defects in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Tawfik Moher AlsadyTill F KaireitLea BehrendtHinrich B WintherKaren M OlssonFrank WackerMarius M HoeperSerghei CebotariJens Vogel-ClaussenPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Dual-energy CT is an alternative to MRI in monitoring chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Both imaging modalities provided comparable estimations of perfusion defects and could detect similar improvement in lung perfusion after pulmonary endarterectomy.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- pulmonary hypertension
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary artery
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- diffusion weighted imaging
- atrial fibrillation
- high resolution
- positron emission tomography
- deep learning
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- coronary artery disease
- machine learning
- fluorescence imaging