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Cranial bone thickness and density anomalies quantified from CT images can identify chronic increased intracranial pressure
PurposeThe diagnosis of chronic increased intracranial pressure (IIP)is often based on subjective evaluation or clinical metrics with low predictive...
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Low muscle density in children with osteogenesis imperfecta using opportunistic low-dose chest CT: a case-control study
BackgroundThe aim of the study was to investigate the muscle differences in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) using opportunistic low-dose...
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Discrepancy between DXA and CT-based assessment of spine bone mineral density
PurposeAdequate bone mineral density (BMD) is necessary for success in spine surgery. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard in...
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Growth assessment of pure ground-glass nodules on CT: comparison of density and size measurement methods
PurposeTo investigate the differences of size and density measurements in assessing pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs) growth, and compare the growth...
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Comparison of volumetric and areal bone mineral density in CT and scout scans using spectral detector technology
BackgroundTo determine whether denoised areal bone mineral density (BMD) measurements from scout scans in spectral detector computed tomography (CT)...
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A study on whether deep learning models based on CT images for bone density classification and prediction can be used for opportunistic osteoporosis screening
SummaryThis study utilized deep learning to classify osteoporosis and predict bone density using opportunistic CT scans and independently tested the...
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Material density dual-energy CT images: value added in early diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis
ObjectiveTo assess the value of material density (MD) images generated from a rapid kilovoltage-switching dual-energy CT (rsDECT) in early detection...
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Opportunistic measures of bone mineral density at multiple skeletal sites during whole-body CT in polytrauma patients
SummaryWhole-body CT in polytrauma patients revealed bone mineral density variations throughout the skeleton. Bone density was the highest in cranial...
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Bone mineral density in lower thoracic vertebra for osteoporosis diagnosis in older adults during CT lung cancer screening
BackgroundQuantitative computed tomography (QCT)-based lumbar bone mineral density (LBMD) has been used to diagnose osteoporosis. This study explored...
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Crohn’s disease phenotype analysis with iodine density from dual-energy CT enterography
PurposeTo compare dual-source dual-energy CT enterography (dsDECTE) obtained iodine density (I) (mg/mL) and I normalized to the aorta (I%) with...
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Improved subcutaneous edema segmentation on abdominal CT using a generated adipose tissue density prior
PurposeEdema, or swelling, is a common symptom of kidney, heart, and liver disease. Volumetric edema measurement is potentially clinically useful....
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Predictive value of preoperative CT enhancement rate and CT perfusion parameters in colorectal cancer
BackgroundAngiogenesis is a critical step in colorectal cancer growth, progression and metastasization. CT are routine imaging examinations for...
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The effect of contrast media on CT measures of bone mineral density: a systematic review
ObjectiveThe aim was to systematically assess the literature on possible effect of administration of iodinated contrast media on CT-estimated bone...
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Iodine density map** for the diagnosis of acute bowel ischemia using fast kV-switching dual-energy CT
PurposeTo evaluate the diagnostic capabilities of a supplementary color ramped iodine density map compared to virtual monoenergetic images (VMIs) at...
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Radiomics in the characterization of lipid-poor adrenal adenomas at unenhanced CT: time to look beyond usual density metrics
ObjectivesIn this study, we developed a radiomic signature for the classification of benign lipid-poor adenomas, which may potentially help...
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Association between thoracic and third lumbar CT-derived muscle mass and density in Caucasian patients without chronic disease: a proof-of-concept study
BackgroundComputed tomography (CT) is increasingly used in the clinical workup, and existing scan contains unused body composition data, potentially...
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Crohn’s disease inflammation severity assessment with iodine density from photon counting CT enterography: comparison with endoscopic histopathology
PurposeTo determine optimal iodine density thresholds for active inflammation in CD patients with PCCT enterography and determine if iodine density...
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Virtual non-contrast detector-based spectral CT predictably overestimates tissue density for the characterisation of adrenal lesions compared to true non-contrast CT
PurposeTo establish if virtual non-contrast (VNC) images generated from contrast-enhanced detector-based spectral CT could replace true non-contrast...
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Development of a system to assess the two- and three-dimensional bone mineral density of the lumbar vertebrae from clinical quantitative CT images
SummaryThis study developed a system to quantify the lumbar spine’s bone mineral density (BMD) in two and three dimensions for osteoporosis screening...
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Value of virtual non-contrast images to identify uncomplicated cystic renal lesions: photon-counting detector CT vs. dual-energy integrating detector CT
PurposeTo investigate the value of photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) derived virtual non-contrast (VNC) reconstructions to identify renal cysts in...
