Quantitative Spectral K-Edge Imaging in Preclinical Photon-Counting X-Ray Computed Tomography

Conclusions: This preclinical proof-of-concept study shows the in vivo quantification of iodine concentrations in tissues using spectral CT. Our multimodal imaging approach with spectral CT and SPECT using radiolabeled iodinated emulsions together with ICP-based quantification allows a direct comparison of all methods. Benchmarked against ICP-MS data, spectral CT in the present implementation shows a slight underestimation of organ iodine concentrations compared with SPECT but with a more narrow distribution. This slight deviation is most likely caused by experimental rather than technical issues.
Source: Investigative Radiology - Category: Radiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research