Clinical feasibility of using effective atomic number maps derived from non-contrast spectral computed tomography to identify non-calcified atherosclerotic plaques: a preliminary study | Zendy

Wenping Chen | Zendy; Li Ran | Zendy; Kejie Yin | Zendy; Jing Liang | Zendy; Hui Li | Zendy; Xingbiao Chen | Zendy; Zhihong Sheng | Zendy; Hongming Yu | Zendy; Dan Mu | Zendy

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Clinical feasibility of using effective atomic number maps derived from non-contrast spectral computed tomography to identify non-calcified atherosclerotic plaques: a preliminary study

Author(s) -

Wenping Chen,

Li Ran,

Kejie Yin,

Jing Liang,

Hui Li,

Xingbiao Chen,

Zhihong Sheng,

Hongming Yu,

Dan Mu

Publication year - 2022

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-21-643

Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , hounsfield scale , region of interest , tomography , radiology , computed tomography

To assess the clinical feasibility of using effective atomic number (Zeff) maps derived from non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (NCECT) scans obtained by dual-layer spectral computed tomography (DLCT) to identify non-calcified atherosclerotic plaques.

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