European Journal of Radiology
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 369-374 , December 2008

Dual energy CT for the assessment of lung perfusion—Correlation to scintigraphy

  • Sven F. Thieme

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Christoph R. Becker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Marcus Hacker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Konstantin Nikolaou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Maximilian F. Reiser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Thorsten R.C. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. Tel.: +49 89 7095 3620; fax: +49 89 7095 8832.

Received 28 July 2008 ,Accepted 29 July 2008.

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PII: S0720-048X(08)00441-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.07.031

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 369-374 , December 2008

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