Bae Kyungsoo, Jeon Kyung-Nyeo
Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Korea.
Department of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, Korea.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Oct 5;11(10):1841. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11101841.
Dual-energy computed tomography (CT) is a promising tool, providing both anatomical information and material properties. Using spectral information such as iodine mapping and virtual monoenergetic reconstruction, dual-energy CT showed added value over pulmonary CT angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. However, the role of non-contrast-enhanced dual energy CT in pulmonary embolism has never been reported. Here, we report a case of acute pulmonary embolism detected on an electron density image from an unenhanced dual-energy CT using a dual-layer detector system.
双能计算机断层扫描（CT）是一种很有前景的工具，可提供解剖学信息和物质特性。利用碘成像和虚拟单能量重建等光谱信息，双能CT在肺栓塞诊断中显示出优于肺CT血管造影的附加价值。然而，非增强双能CT在肺栓塞中的作用尚未见报道。在此，我们报告一例使用双层探测器系统的非增强双能CT电子密度图像上检测到的急性肺栓塞病例。
