The Utility of Dual Energy Computed Tomography in Musculoskeletal Imaging

The objective of this article is to review the mechanisms, advantages and disadvantages of dual energy computed tomography (DECT) over conventional tomography (CT) in musculoskeletal imaging as DECT provides additional information about tissue composition and artifact reduction. This provides clinical utility in detection of urate crystals, bone marrow edema, reduction of beam hardening metallic artifact, and ligament and tendon analysis.

Source: Journal of Clinical Imaging Science - August 24, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Sachin Khanduri Aakshit Goyal Bhumika Singh Mriganki Chaudhary Tushar Sabharwal Shreshtha Jain Hritik Sharma Source Type: research