Open AccessDiagnostic performance of single-phase dual-energy CT to differentiate vascular and nonvascular incidental renal lesions on portal venous phase: comparison with CT
Author(s) -
Domenico Mastrodicasa,
Martin J. Willemink,
Nikhil Madhuripan,
Ranjit S. Chima,
Amanzo A Ho,
Yuqin Ding,
Daniele Marin,
Bhavik N. Patel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.606
H-Index - 149
eISSN - 1432-1084
pISSN - 0938-7994
DOI - 10.1007/s00330-021-08097-0
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroradiology , hounsfield scale , nuclear medicine , area under the curve , radiology , lesion , receiver operating characteristic , interventional radiology , iodine , pathology , computed tomography , neurology , materials science , psychiatry , metallurgy
To determine whether single-phase dual-energy CT (DECT) differentiates vascular and nonvascular renal lesions in the portal venous phase (PVP). Optimal iodine threshold was determined and compared to Hounsfield unit (HU) measurements.