Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 321-327 , August 2010

Dual-Energy Derived Virtual Nonenhanced Computed Tomography Imaging: Current Status and Applications

  • Shmuel Mahgerefteh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Arye Blachar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Shifra Fraifeld, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Jacob Sosna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jacob Sosna, MD, Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, POB 12000, Jerusalem, Israel 91120

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2010.06.001

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 321-327 , August 2010

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