title: Residual aneurysm after metal coils treatment detected by spectral CT.
abstract: Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is currently the gold standard for diagnosing the residue or recurrence of aneurysm after treatment, especially in the presence of metal coils. However, DSA is an invasive procedure which may cause additional trauma and economic burden to patients. Spectral CT imaging, as a newly introduced CT imaging mode, produces monochromatic image sets that is able to reduce beam-hardening and other metal-related artifacts, and has found its use in several clinical applications including brain imaging to reduce beam-hardening artifacts. In this study, we describe a case of spectral CT imaging in follow-up of the metal coils treatment and detection of a small leaf of residual aneurysm after metal coils treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaolei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Aixun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhengyang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Baoxin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xizhao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu