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A Novel Application of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
Published on: September 17, 2013
Dual-energy CT in musculoskeletal imaging: technical considerations and clinical applications
Domenico Albano1,2, Filippo Di Luca3, Tommaso D'Angelo4,5
1IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy. albanodomenico.md@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Dual-energy CT stands out as a robust and innovative imaging modality, which has shown impressive advancements and increasing applications in musculoskeletal imaging. It allows to obtain detailed images with novel insights that were once the exclusive prerogative of magnetic resonance imaging. Attenuation data obtained by using different energy spectra enable to provide unique information about tissue characterization in addition to the well-established strengths of CT in the evaluation of bony structures. To understand clearly the potential of this imaging modality, radiologists must be aware of the technical complexity of this imaging tool, the different ways to acquire images and the several algorithms that can be applied in daily clinical practice and for research. Concerning musculoskeletal imaging, dual-energy CT has gained more and more space for evaluating crystal arthropathy, bone marrow edema, and soft tissue structures, including tendons and ligaments. This article aims to analyze and discuss the role of dual-energy CT in musculoskeletal imaging, exploring technical aspects, applications and clinical implications and possible perspectives of this technique.
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