Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Department of Radiology, Abdominal Imaging Section, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 May;214(5):967-975. doi: 10.2214/AJR.19.22242. Epub 2020 Mar 4.
Dual-energy CT is gaining increasing recognition as a valuable diagnostic tool for assessing abdominal neoplasms. Nevertheless, much of the literature has focused on its use in adults. This review article illustrates specific tools available with dual-energy CT in the evaluation of pediatric abdominal neoplasms. Additionally, common imaging artifacts and pitfalls in dual-energy CT of the pediatric abdomen are outlined. Dual-energy CT can augment diagnostic yield in the imaging evaluation of pediatric abdominal neoplasms.
双能 CT 作为一种评估腹部肿瘤的有价值的诊断工具，越来越受到认可。然而，大量文献主要集中在其在成人中的应用。本文综述了双能 CT 在小儿腹部肿瘤评估中的具体应用，并概述了小儿腹部双能 CT 成像中的常见伪影和陷阱。双能 CT 可以提高小儿腹部肿瘤影像学评估的诊断效果。
