Usefulness of monochromatic imaging with metal artifact reduction software for computed tomography angiography after intracranial aneurysm coil embolization.

Conclusion: Dual energy CT with MARS reduces metal artifact of platinum coils, resulting in favorable vessel visualization around the coil mass on CTA after embolization. PMID: 24215905 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - November 11, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Shinohara Y, Sakamoto M, Iwata N, Kishimoto J, Kuya K, Fujii S, Kaminou T, Watanabe T, Ogawa T Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research