Authors: Achille Mileto Daniele Marin Rendon C Nelson Giorgio Ascenti Daniel T Boll
Publish Date: 2013/10/04
Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 353-362
Abstract
With the expansion of crosssectional imaging the number of renal lesions that are incidentally discovered has increased Multidetector CT MDCT is the investigation of choice for characterising and staging renal lesions Although a definitive diagnosis can be confidently posed for most of them a number of renal lesions remain indeterminate following MDCT Further imaging tests are therefore needed with subsequent increase of healthcare costs radiation exposure and patient anxiety By addressing most of the issues with conventional MDCT imaging dualenergy MDCT can improve the diagnosis of renal lesions and potentially may represent a paradigm shift from a merely attenuationbased to a materialspecific spectral imaging investigation The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of current clinical applications of dualenergy CT in the evaluation of renal lesions
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