Virtual Unenhanced Images at Dual-Energy CT: Influence on Renal Lesion Characterization.
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Hematuria
/ diagnostic imaging
Humans
Kidney
/ diagnostic imaging
Kidney Neoplasms
/ diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
/ methods
Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection
/ methods
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
/ methods
Young Adult
Journal
Radiology
ISSN: 1527-1315
Titre abrégé: Radiology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401260
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2019
05 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
13
3
2019
medline:
31
1
2020
entrez:
13
3
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Background Dual-energy (DE) CT allows reconstruction of virtual noncontrast (VNC) images from a single-phase contrast agent-enhanced examination, potentially reducing the need for multiphasic CT to characterize renal lesions. However, data regarding diagnostic performance of VNC images for the characterization of renal lesions are limited. Purpose To determine whether renal mass CT performed by using VNC images allows for reliable identification of renal lesions and differentiation of contrast-enhanced from unenhanced lesions, compared with unenhanced images. Materials and Methods This is a retrospective study of 293 patients (105 women [mean age, 65 years; age range, 18-91 years] and 188 men [mean age, 66 years; age range, 23-90 years] with 379 renal lesions [craniocaudal diameter, 1.0-4.0 cm]) who underwent a single-energy unenhanced CT examination followed by a nephrographic-phase DE CT between June 2013 and October 2017 by using one of four different DE CT platforms from two vendors. VNC images were calculated by using vendor-specific algorithms. Each lesion was classified in a blinded and independent fashion by using the VNC or unenhanced image in combination with the nephrographic images. Attenuation measurements were obtained on the VNC, unenhanced, and nephrographic images. Unenhanced images and pathologic or imaging follow-up for more than 24 months served as reference standard. Results There was strong overall agreement between VNC and unenhanced images for renal lesion characterization (Cramer
Identifiants
pubmed: 30860450
doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019181100
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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