Reducing Radiation Dose and Contrast Medium Volume With Application of Dual-Energy CT in Children and Young Adults.
Tabari A, Gee M, Singh R, Lim R, Nimkin K, Primak A, Schmidt B, Kalra M. Reducing Radiation Dose and Contrast Medium Volume With Application of Dual-Energy CT in Children and Young Adults. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2020, 214: 1199-1205. PMID: 32286868, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.19.22231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-energy CTContrast material volumeDS-DECTDual-energy CTRadiation doseThird-generation dual-source CT scannerDual-source dual-energy CTDual-source CT scannerContrast volume reductionCT dose descriptorsMean patient ageApplications of dual-energy CTContrast medium volumeWeight-matched patientsYoung adultsReduce radiation doseLow radiation doseCohen's kappa testConsecutive childrenPatient ageRadiological findingsDose descriptorsPatient demographicsRetrospective studyKappa test18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis of suspected paraneoplastic syndromes: A retrospective analysis
Bresler R, Schroeder H, Chow D, Lim R. 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis of suspected paraneoplastic syndromes: A retrospective analysis. World Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 19: 124-130. PMID: 32939199, PMCID: PMC7478297, DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_48_19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchF-FDG PET/CTSuspected paraneoplastic syndromeNegative predictive valueParaneoplastic syndromeF-FDGF-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomographyWhole-body <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CTClinical presentation of tumorsPositron emission tomography/computed tomographySingle-center retrospective studyPredictive valueEmission tomography/computed tomographyPresentation of tumorsFollow-up timeElectronic chart reviewPositive predictive valueFollow-up periodSigns and symptomsAncillary diagnostic proceduresDiagnostic imaging toolTomography/computed tomographyF-fluorodeoxyglucoseClinical presentationDiagnostic challengeRetrospective study