Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Urological Diseases: A Narrative Review
Andrea Coppola1,2, Luigi Tessitore1,2, Federico Fontana1,2
1Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, Circolo Hospital, ASST Sette Laghi, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
|July 27, 2024
Abstract:
Dual-Energy computed tomography (DECT) with its various advanced techniques, including Virtual Non-Contrast (VNC), effective atomic number (Z-eff) calculation, Z-maps, Iodine Density Index (IDI), and so on, holds great promise in the diagnosis and management of urogenital tumours. In this narrative review, we analyze the current status of knowledge of this technology to provide better lesion characterization, improve the staging accuracy, and give more precise treatment response assessments in relation to urological tumours.
Keywords:
dual-energy computed tomographyeffective atomic numberiodine densitykidney neoplasmslymph node metastasispolycystic kidney diseasesureteral neoplasmsurinary bladder neoplasmsurinary tract stonesvirtual monoenergetic imagingMore Related Videos
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