Optimal monochromatic energy levels in spectral CT pulmonary angiography for the evaluation of pulmonary embolism.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the optimal monochromatic spectral CT pulmonary angiography (sCTPA) levels to obtain the highest image quality and diagnostic confidence for pulmonary embolism detection. METHODS: The Institutional Review Board of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University S...

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Main Authors: Jiejun Cheng, Yan Yin, Huawei Wu, Qing Zhang, Jia Hua, Xiaolan Hua, Jianrong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646731?pdf=render