Fig. 6.1 A 66-year-old woman with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. (a) DECT pancreatic parenchymal phase GSI server standard pancreatic carcinoma postprocessing “collage” with 70 keV (left column), 52 keV (middle column),…
(1.1) Here μ is the linear attenuation coefficient of the x-rays at point (x, y, z), L is the thickness of the tissue crossed by the x-ray beam, and s…
Characterization of lung nodules/masses as benign or malignant Imaging in confirmed lung cancer Assessment of tumor vitality and therapy response Nodal staging Imaging pulmonary embolism in cancer patients Pulmonary perfusion…
Fig. 5.1 DECT post-processing workflow. (a) 100 kVp dataset, (b) Sn150 kVp dataset, (c) 120 kV mixed image, (d) virtual unenhanced image, (e) color-coded iodine map, (f) virtual monoenergetic image…
Fig. 8.1 (a) Conventional noncontrast, postcontrast, (b) conventional, and (c) 80 keV virtual monochromatic nephrographic images in a 45-year-old man with low attenuation intra-parenchymal lesion of the left kidney. In…
Fig. 3.1 Virtual monochromatic energies. (a) CT image reconstructed at 40 kev. (b) CT image reconstructed at 60 keV (c) CT image reconstructed at 80 keV. (d) Average weighted image…
Fig. 2.1 80 kVp (a), Sn140 kVp (b) and weighted average (WA) 120 kVp (c) portal venous phase images of the upper abdomen, demonstrating a low attenuation cystic mass in…
Fig. 7.1 A 69-year-old male with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the stomach shown on axial non-contrast-enhanced CT images (a) and fused color-coded iodine maps (b) (arrows). The DECT shows excellent intralesional…
Fig. 1 a, b Actuarial patient survival after liver resection and liver transplant. Used with permission [33, 38] Table 1 Summary of studies examining liver resection versus liver transplant for early hepatocellular cancer…
Author, year Complications due to primary (%) Benoist, 2005 15 Cellini, 2010 67 Galizia, 2008 30 Karoui, 2011 19 McCahill, 2012 14 Muratore, 2007 8.6 Ruo, 2003 29 Scoggins, 1999…
