TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT and MRI for pulmonary nodule assessment
AU - Ohno, Yoshiharu
AU - Nishio, Mizuho
AU - Koyama, Hisanobu
AU - Miura, Sachiko
AU - Yoshikawa, Takeshi
AU - Matsumoto, Sumiaki
AU - Sugimura, Kazuro
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review advanced imaging of pulmonary nodules, including pathologic and pharmacokinetic background, conventional contrast-enhanced CT and MRI assessment, dynamic contrast-enhanced CT and MRI techniques, and dual-source and area-detector CT systems for pulmonary nodule evaluation. CONCLUSION. Clinicians need to understand the underlying principles and pathologic and pharmacokinetic backgrounds of contrast-enhanced CT and MRI to further improve diagnostic performance. With adjustments in image acquisition and postprocessing, contrast-enhanced CT and MRI, especially the dynamic versions, can have enhanced clinical application for pulmonary nodules and expanded clinical relevance for other thoracic diseases.
AB - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review advanced imaging of pulmonary nodules, including pathologic and pharmacokinetic background, conventional contrast-enhanced CT and MRI assessment, dynamic contrast-enhanced CT and MRI techniques, and dual-source and area-detector CT systems for pulmonary nodule evaluation. CONCLUSION. Clinicians need to understand the underlying principles and pathologic and pharmacokinetic backgrounds of contrast-enhanced CT and MRI to further improve diagnostic performance. With adjustments in image acquisition and postprocessing, contrast-enhanced CT and MRI, especially the dynamic versions, can have enhanced clinical application for pulmonary nodules and expanded clinical relevance for other thoracic diseases.
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U2 - 10.2214/AJR.13.11888
DO - 10.2214/AJR.13.11888
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24555587
AN - SCOPUS:84896714542
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 202
SP - 515
EP - 529
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 3
ER -