Dual-Energy CT of the Brain and Intracranial Vessels

Alida A Postma; Paul A. M. Hofman; Annika A R Stadler; Robert J. van Oostenbrugge; Maud P. M. Tijssen; Joachim E. Wildberger

doi:10.2214/AJR.12.9115

Dual-Energy CT of the Brain and Intracranial Vessels

Alida A Postma^*, Paul A. M. Hofman, Annika A R Stadler, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Maud P. M. Tijssen, Joachim E. Wildberger

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OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this review is to summarize the principles and applications of dual-energy CT in evaluation of the brain and the intracranial blood vessels. CONCLUSION. One major advantage of dual-energy CT is the capability of material differentiation. In general, this property can be applied to bone removal in CT angiography for easier and faster postprocessing. In neuroradiology, material decomposition allows detection of hemorrhage on contrast-enhanced CT scans and facilitates the search for the underlying pathologic mechanism of hematomas. The combination of low radiation dose and advantageous spectral information (blood vs contrast) from these datasets justifies broad clinical implementation of dual-energy CT in neuroradiology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S26-S33
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	199
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.12.9115
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

Keywords

brain hemorrhage
dual-energy CT (DECT)
dual-energy CT angiography
material differentiation

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Dual-Energy CT of the Brain and Intracranial Vessels

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