An evaluation of the use of DirectSPR images for proton planning in the RayStation treatment planning software
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13900
Abstract: Abstract An important source of uncertainty in proton therapy treatment planning is the assignment of stopping‐power ratio (SPR) from CT data. A commercial product is now available that creates an SPR map directly from dual‐energy… read more here.
Keywords: spr maps; treatment planning; energy; single energy ... See more keywords
A new method for predicting uric acid composition in urinary stones using routine single-energy CT
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DOI: 10.1007/s00240-017-0994-x
Abstract: Urinary stones composed of uric acid can be treated medically. Prediction of uric acid stone type is, therefore, desirable when a urinary stone is diagnosed with unenhanced CT. The purpose of the present study was… read more here.
Keywords: uric acid; stone; energy; urinary stones ... See more keywords
Image quality comparison of single-energy and dual-energy computed tomography for head and neck patients: a prospective randomized study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08689-4
Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of images obtained using single-energy computed tomography (SECT) performed with automated tube voltage adaptation (TVA) with dual-energy CT (DECT) weighted average images. Eighty patients were… read more here.
Keywords: single energy; tissue; image; energy ... See more keywords
A Feasibility Study of Single-inhalation, Single-energy Xenon-enhanced CT for High-resolution Imaging of Regional Lung Ventilation in Humans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2018.03.006
Abstract: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of single-inhalation xenon-enhanced computed tomography (XeCT) to provide clinically practical, high-resolution pulmonary ventilation imaging to clinics with access to only a single-energy… read more here.
Keywords: computed tomography; xenon; ventilation; single energy ... See more keywords
Comparison of virtual monochromatic series, iodine overlay maps, and single energy CT equivalent images in head and neck cancer conspicuity.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.09.015
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To compare lesion conspicuity amongst DECT monochromatic series (40, 45, 50keV), and single-energy CT (SECT) equivalent images in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). METHODS Two readers compared DECT images to 70keV SECT… read more here.
Keywords: images head; monochromatic series; single energy; series ... See more keywords
Multistep nucleation compatible with a single energy barrier: catching the non-classical culprit.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1fd00092f
Abstract: In this work we link experimental results of SrSO4 precipitation with a nucleation model based on mesoscopic nucleation theory (MeNT) to stride towards a cohesive view of the nucleation process that integrates both classical and… read more here.
Keywords: energy barrier; nucleation; energy; single energy ... See more keywords
Utility of single-energy and dual-energy computed tomography in clot characterization: An in-vitro study
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DOI: 10.1177/1591019917694479
Abstract: Background and purpose Because computed tomography (CT) is the most commonly used imaging modality for the evaluation of acute ischemic stroke patients, developing CT-based techniques for improving clot characterization could prove useful. The purpose of… read more here.
Keywords: clot; energy; single energy; rbc rbc ... See more keywords
A Preliminary Study on the Feasibility of the Quantitative Parameters of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Enterography in the Assessment of the Activity of Intestinal Crohn’s Disease
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DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s331763
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of dual energy CT enterography (DECTE) in evaluating the activity of Crohn’s disease (CD). Methods The endoscopy and imaging data of 29 patients with CD confirmed by clinic and pathology… read more here.
Keywords: single energy; virtual single; activity; energy ... See more keywords
Jointly Optimized Deep Neural Networks to Synthesize Monoenergetic Images from Single-Energy CT Angiography for Improving Classification of Pulmonary Embolism
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DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12051224
Abstract: Detector-based spectral CT offers the possibility of obtaining spectral information from which discrete acquisitions at different energy levels can be derived, yielding so-called virtual monoenergetic images (VMI). In this study, we aimed to develop a… read more here.
Keywords: classification; pulmonary embolism; energy; single energy ... See more keywords