| Literature DB >> 27680414 |
Vidhya Kumar1, James K Min, Xin He, Subha V Raman.
Abstract
Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) improves material and tissue characterization compared with single-energy CT; we sought to validate coronary calcium quantification in advancing cardiovascular DECT. In an anthropomorphic phantom, agreement between measurements was excellent, and Bland-Altman analysis demonstrated minimal bias. Compared with the known calcium mass for each phantom, calcium mass by DECT was highly accurate. Noncontrast DECT yields accurate calcium measures and warrants consideration in cardiac protocols for additional tissue characterizations.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27680414 PMCID: PMC5233567 DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000480
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Comput Assist Tomogr ISSN: 0363-8715 Impact factor: 1.826