Assessment of thoracic disc degeneration using dual-energy CT-based collagen maps.

Simon BernatzAlexander Tom HoppeLeon David GruenewaldVitali KochSimon S MartinLara EngelskirchenIvana RadicGiuseppe BucoloJennifer GottaPhilipp ReschkeRenate M HammerstinglJan-Erik ScholtzTatjana Gruber-RouhKatrin EichlerThomas J VoglChristian BoozIbrahim YelScherwin Mahmoudi

Published in: European radiology experimental (2024)

A total of 612 intervertebral discs across 51 patients were retrospectively assessed with DECT, using MRI as a reference standard. DECT-based collagen maps allowed thoracic disc degeneration assessment achieving an overall 81% accuracy with good interrater agreement (ICC = 0.89). DECT-based collagen maps could be a good alternative in the case of contraindications to MRI.

Keyphrases

dual energy
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
image quality
spinal cord
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
wound healing
prognostic factors
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes
patient reported