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Image Fusion in Dual Energy Computed Tomography

Florian F. Behrendt, Bernhard Schmidt, Cédric Plumhans, Sebastian Keil, Seth G. Woodruff, Diana Ackermann, Georg Mühlenbruch, Thomas Flohr, Rolf W. Günther, Andreas H. Mahnken

Investigative Radiology · 2009 · 124 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Different weighting factors used to create fused images in DECT cause statistically significant differences in CT value, SNR, and image quality. Best results were obtained using the weighting factor 0.5, which we recommend for image fusion in DECT angiography.

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Material differentiation by dual energy CT: initial experience

Thorsten R. C. Johnson, Bernhard Krauß, Martin Sedlmair et al. · European Radiology · 2006 · 1.5K citations

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Abdominal CT with Low Tube Voltage: Preliminary Observations about Radiation Dose, Contrast Enhancement, Image Quality, and Noise

Yoshiharu Nakayama, Kazuo Awai, Yoshinori Funama et al. · Radiology · 2005 · 419 citations

Noninvasive Differentiation of Uric Acid versus Non–Uric Acid Kidney Stones Using Dual-Energy CT

Andrew N. Primak, Joel G. Fletcher, Terri J. Vrtiska et al. · Academic Radiology · 2007 · 394 citations · Full text

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Dual Energy CT Characterization of Urinary Calculi: Initial In Vitro and Clinical Experience

Anno Graser, Thorsten R. C. Johnson, Markus Bader et al. · Investigative Radiology · 2008 · 337 citations

A Quantitative Theory of the Hounsfield Unit and Its Application to Dual Energy Scanning

Rodney A. Brooks · Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography · 1977 · 331 citations