title: One-shot dual-energy subtraction chest imaging with computed radiography: clinical evaluation of film images.
abstract: A clinical evaluation of one-shot dual-energy subtraction chest imaging by means of computed radiography (CR) with imaging plates was carried out in a comparison with the original plain CR images. In analyses of chest images of 140 patients, new information, not detected on the original plain CR images, was obtained on subtraction images in 21 patients (15%). Receiver operating characteristic curve studies also verified the superiority of CR subtraction over the original plain CR images for the detection of pulmonary nodules, calcification in a nodule, and rib lesions. Subtraction images complemented the original plain images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012372:ROC Curve; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging