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Clinical Imaging of Microwave Mammography
Published on: November 14, 2025
Delayed MDCT imaging results in increased enhancement in patients with head and neck neoplasms
Brett H Bartz1, Ian C Case, Ashok Srinivasan
1Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, MI 48109-0030, USA. bbartz@umich.edu
Objective:
Using multidetector computed tomography, we compared the utility of a spilt bolus technique and the impact of performing delayed imaging compared with immediate imaging on tumor enhancement.
Methods:
Thirty-seven patients with masses of the extracranial head and neck were imaged. An initial contrast bolus (50 cm) was administered over 30 seconds (1.67 cm/s) and an initial (immediate) imaging acquisition followed. Ninety seconds after completion of the initial bolus, a second bolus of 75 cm (2.5 cm/s) was administered and a second (delayed) acquisition obtained concurrently. Mean tumor enhancement in immediate and delayed imaging was calculated and analyzed using the paired t test.
Results:
Mean enhancement was 68.3 +/- 21.0 Hounsfield units (HU) and 91.4 +/- 27.4 HU (n = 37) for immediate and delayed imaging groups, respectively. The mean difference between the initial and delayed enhancement was 23.1 HU (P < 0.01).
Conclusions:
The delayed imaging technique used resulted in a statistically significant increase in enhancement relative to immediate imaging.
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