Illegal intra-corporeal packets: can dual energy CT be used for the evaluation of cocaine concentration? A cross sectional study

Platon, Alexandra; Becker, Minerva; Becker, Christoph; Lock, Eric; Wolff, Hans; Perneger, Thomas; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois

doi:10.1186/s12880-016-0106-3

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Illegal intra-corporeal packets: can dual energy CT be used for the evaluation of cocaine concentration? A cross sectional study

ContributorsPlaton, Alexandra; Becker, Minerva; Becker, Christoph; Lock, Eric; Wolff, Hans; Perneger, Thomas; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois

Published inBMC medical imaging, vol. 16, 3

Publication date2016

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The recent implementation of the dual energy technology on CT-scanners has opened new perspectives in tissue and material characterization. This study aims to evaluate whether dual energy CT can be used to assess the concentration of cocaine of intra-intestinal illegal packets.

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PLATON, Alexandra et al. Illegal intra-corporeal packets: can dual energy CT be used for the evaluation of cocaine concentration? A cross sectional study. In: BMC medical imaging, 2016, vol. 16, p. 3. doi: 10.1186/s12880-016-0106-3

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PID : unige:83954
DOI : 10.1186/s12880-016-0106-3
PMID : 26762344

Journal ISSN1471-2342

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Illegal intra-corporeal packets: can dual energy CT be used for the evaluation of cocaine concentration? A cross sectional study

The recent implementation of the dual energy technology on CT-scanners has opened new perspectives in tissue and material characterization. This study aims to evaluate whether dual energy CT can be used to assess the concentration of cocaine of intra-intestinal illegal packets.

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