Dual-Energy CT Material Decomposition: The Value in the Detection of Lymph Node Metastasis from Breast Cancer.
Ibrahim YelTommaso D AngeloLeon D GruenewaldVitali KochRejane GolbachScherwin MahmoudiGiorgio AscentiAlfredo BlandinoThomas Joseph VoglChristian BoozGiuseppe Mauro BucoloPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
DECT fat fraction analysis emerges as a promising method for identifying metastatic lymph nodes, overcoming the morpho-volumetric limitations of conventional CT regarding lymph node assessment. This innovative approach holds potential for improving pre-operative lymph node evaluation in breast cancer patients, offering enhanced diagnostic accuracy.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- dual energy
- lymph node metastasis
- computed tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- image quality
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- papillary thyroid
- contrast enhanced
- adipose tissue
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- magnetic resonance
- label free
- early stage
- fatty acid
- risk assessment
- sensitive detection
- quantum dots
- rectal cancer
- pet ct
- data analysis