Dual-energy CT (clinical applications)
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Dual-energy CT or multispectral CT is becoming increasingly more common in clinical practice due to the rapid rise in computer technology and expanding literature exhibiting vast advantages over conventional single energy CT.
Clinical applications
The clinical practice, adaptation and techniques of dual energy CT is broken into individual articles:
- virtual non-contrast imaging
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vascular, f. ex.
- automated bone removal in CT
Angiographyangiography 2 - blood pool imaging 2
- detection of pulmonary embolism
- detection of myocardial
ischemiaischaemia
- automated bone removal in CT
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urinary system
- characterisation of renal stones 2
- characterisation of renal cysts and masses 2-4
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female breast
- identification of silicone leaks from breast implants 2
- musculoskeletal
- detection of bone marrow edema
- detection and quantification of urate crystals in gout
- abdominal imaging
- pancreatic diseases 5
-<li>automated bone removal in CT Angiography <sup>2</sup>- +<li>automated bone removal in CT angiography <sup>2</sup>
-<li>detection of myocardial ischemia </li>- +<li>detection of myocardial ischaemia </li>
-<sup></sup>female breast<ul><li>identification of silicone leaks from <a title="breast implants" href="/articles/breast-implants">breast implants</a> <sup>2</sup>- +<sup></sup>female breast<ul><li>identification of silicone leaks from <a href="/articles/breast-implants">breast implants</a> <sup>2</sup>