Parameter ssDECT dsDECT Single-energy CT Tube voltage (kVp) 140/80 140/80 (<90 kg); 140/100 (>90 kg) 120 (default); 100 (arterial phase) Tube current (mA) 600 mA (fixed) Automated current modulation (CARE…
Thoracic applications of dual-energy CT Pulmonary perfusion imaging Pulmonary ventilation imaging Oncologic chest imaging Lung nodule characterization Lung cancer staging Assessment of therapy response Optimization of image contrast Monoenergetic extrapolation…
Fig. 11.1 Contrast reduction using dual energy CT coronary angiography. Single energy CTCA (SE-CTCA) performed with 75 ml of iodinated contrast (above): Axial image (a) at the ascending aorta showing…
Fig. 5.1 Axial views (upper panel) and volume rendering reconstructions (lower panel) of aortic computed tomography angiograms (CTA) with conventional single energy computed tomography (SECT) will full iodine volume load…
Fig. 3.1 Dual layer CT technology. Dual-layer CT detectors separate-ray photons into two distinct energy spectra. The first (or top) layer encountered by photons absorbs the low-energy spectrum and the…
(14.1) Absorbed dose (D) is the amount of energy (J) that is deposited in a unit mass (kg), and is represented by the SI unit Gray (Gy). Although the unit…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Patricia M. Carrascosa, Ricardo C. Cury, Mario J. García and Jonathon A. Leipsic (eds.)Dual-Energy CT in Cardiovascular Imaging10.1007/978-3-319-21227-2_15 15. Future in Dual Energy CT Kelly Branch1 and Shalin Patel1 (1) Division of Cardiology, University…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Patricia M. Carrascosa, Ricardo C. Cury, Mario J. García and Jonathon A. Leipsic (eds.)Dual-Energy CT in Cardiovascular Imaging10.1007/978-3-319-21227-2_1 1. Dual Energy CT Patricia M. Carrascosa1 , Mario J. Garcia2, Ricardo C. Cury3 and Jonathon A. Leipsic4 (1) CT and MR Department,…
Fig. 2.1 Basic OCT setup, with a beam splitter (BS) separating the light into the sample arm towards the tissue, and the reference arm towards the mirror, respectively. The plots…
Fig. 11.1 Histology and OCT. (a) and (b) Magnified histology sections (Movat pentachrome stain) and corresponding OCT image (c, d) of a specimen of stented coronary artery with implant duration…
