Multidetector CT (MDCT) is an imaging technique that provides otherwise unobtainable
information in the diagnostic work-up of patients presenting with acute abdominal pain. A …

Patients with cancer are subjected to several imaging examinations which frequently require
the administration of contrast medium (CM). However, it has been estimated that acute …

Background Patient body size represents the main determinant of parenchymal
enhancement and by adjusting the contrast media (CM) dose to patient weight may be a …

Objectives: To evaluate image quality and lesion detection capabilities of low-dose (LD)
portal venous phase whole-body computed tomography (CT) using deep learning image …

Objectives To compare image quality and diagnostic accuracy for the detection of liver
lesions of virtual unenhanced (VU) images based on third-generation dual-source dual …

Materials and Methods One hundred eleven patients underwent triphasic abdominal CT
examination that included single-energy CU and dual-energy arterial and portal phases …

Purpose. To prospectively compare the performance of James and Boer formula in contrast
media (CM) administration, in terms of image quality and parenchymal enhancement in …

Purpose: To evaluate a novel monoenergetic post-processing algorithm (MEI+) in patients
with poor intrahepatic contrast enhancement. Materials and Methods: 25 patients were …

Objectives To evaluate optimal window settings for display of virtual monoenergetic
reconstructions in third-generation dual-source, dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) …

Purpose To investigate iodine dose concentration required for adequate hepatic
parenchymal enhancement on fast-kilovoltage-switching dual-energy computed tomography …