Hypodense liver lesions in patients with hepatic steatosis: do we profit from dual-energy computed tomography?

Purpose To evaluate dual-energy CT (DECT) imaging of hypodense liver lesions in patients with hepatic steatosis, having a high incidence in the general population and among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods One hundred and five patients with hepatic steatosis (liver parenchyma

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Veröffentlicht in:	European radiology 2015-12, Vol.25 (12), p.3567-3576
Hauptverfasser:	Nattenmüller, Johanna, Hosch, Waldemar, Nguyen, Tri-Thien, Skornitzke, Stephan, Jöres, Andreas, Grenacher, Lars, Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich, Sommer, Christof M., Stiller, Wolfram
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Aged Analysis of Variance Chemotherapy Computed Tomography Contrast agents Contrast Media Diagnostic Radiology Energy Fatty Liver - complications Fatty Liver - diagnostic imaging Female Humans Imaging Internal Medicine Interventional Radiology Iodine Liver Liver - diagnostic imaging Liver Neoplasms - complications Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metastasis Neuroradiology Observer Variation Prospective Studies Radiographic Image Enhancement Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection - methods Radiology Signal-To-Noise Ratio Spectrum analysis Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Ultrasound Visualization
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose To evaluate dual-energy CT (DECT) imaging of hypodense liver lesions in patients with hepatic steatosis, having a high incidence in the general population and among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods One hundred and five patients with hepatic steatosis (liver parenchyma
ISSN:	0938-7994 1432-1084
DOI:	10.1007/s00330-015-3772-6