Separation of hepatic iron and fat by dual-source dual-energy computed tomography based on material decomposition: an animal study.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of dual-source dual-energy computed tomography (DSDECT) for hepatic iron and fat separation in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All of the procedures in this study were approved by the Research Animal Resource Center of Shanghai Ruijin Hospital. Sixty rats that unde...

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Main Authors: Jing Ma, Zhi-Qiang Song, Fu-Hua Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4214685?pdf=render