Dual Energy CT in Oncology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: De Cecco, Carlo N. (Editor), Laghi, Andrea (Editor), Schoepf, U. Joseph (Editor), Meinel, Felix G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Diagnostic Radiology.

The aim of this book is fourfold: to describe the basic principles of Dual Energy CT (DECT) imaging, to explain how post-processing is utilized, to critically appraise the strengths and weaknesses of the technique in oncologic imaging, and above all, to demonstrate the contribution of DECT in the ma...

Table of Contents:

• Dual Energy CT: Basic Principles
• Dual Energy CT: Post-Processing and Image Analysis Strategies in Oncologic Imaging
• Dual Energy CT of Head and Neck Tumors
• Dual Energy CT of Lung Tumors
• Dual Energy CT of Liver Tumors
• Dual Energy CT of Pancreatic Tumors
• Dual Energy CT of Gastrointestinal Tumors
• Dual Energy CT of Genitourinary Tumors
• Dual Energy CT of Musculoskeletal Tumors.