Rapid-kilovoltage-switching dual-energy computed tomography (CT) for differentiating spinal osteolytic metastases from spinal infections | Zendy

Yuan Yuan | Zendy; Ning Lang | Zendy; Huishu Yuan | Zendy

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Rapid-kilovoltage-switching dual-energy computed tomography (CT) for differentiating spinal osteolytic metastases from spinal infections

Author(s) -

Yuan Yuan,

Ning Lang,

Huishu Yuan

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2223-4292

pISSN - 2223-4306

DOI - 10.21037/qims-20-334

Subject(s) - receiver operating characteristic , medicine , nuclear medicine , dual energy , radiology , computed tomography , lesion , iodine , tomography , hounsfield scale , materials science , pathology , bone mineral , osteoporosis , metallurgy

Rapid-kilovoltage-switching dual-energy computed tomography (RDECT) is a non-invasive, alternative technique for quantitative diagnosis. This study aimed to investigate the value of RDECT for differentiating spinal osteolytic metastases (SOM) from spinal infections (SIs).

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