K-edge ratio method for identification of multiple nanoparticulate contrast agents by spectral CT imaging

Ghadiri, H; Ay, Mohammad Reza; Shiran, M B; Soltanian-Zadeh, H; Zaidi, Habib

doi:10.1259/bjr.20130308

Scientific article

English

K-edge ratio method for identification of multiple nanoparticulate contrast agents by spectral CT imaging

ContributorsGhadiri, H; Ay, Mohammad Reza; Shiran, M B; Soltanian-Zadeh, H; Zaidi, Habib

Published inBritish journal of radiology, vol. 86, no. 1029, 20130308

Publication date2013

Abstract

Recently introduced energy-sensitive X-ray CT makes it feasible to discriminate different nanoparticulate contrast materials. The purpose of this work is to present a K-edge ratio method for differentiating multiple simultaneous contrast agents using spectral CT.

Keywords

Algorithms
Contrast Media
Models, Theoretical
Nanoparticles
Phantoms, Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - Towards motion compensated direct 4D parametric whole-body PET imaging [149957]

Citation (ISO format)

GHADIRI, H et al. K-edge ratio method for identification of multiple nanoparticulate contrast agents by spectral CT imaging. In: British journal of radiology, 2013, vol. 86, n° 1029, p. 20130308. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20130308

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:40166
DOI : 10.1259/bjr.20130308
PMID : 23934964

Journal ISSN0007-1285

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K-edge ratio method for identification of multiple nanoparticulate contrast agents by spectral CT imaging

Recently introduced energy-sensitive X-ray CT makes it feasible to discriminate different nanoparticulate contrast materials. The purpose of this work is to present a K-edge ratio method for differentiating multiple simultaneous contrast agents using spectral CT.

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