title: Musculoskeletal wide detector CT: principles, techniques and applications in clinical practice and research.
abstract: A progressive increase in the detector width in CT scanners has meant that advanced techniques such as dynamic, perfusion and dual-energy CT are now at the radiologist's disposal. Although these techniques may be important for the diagnosis of various musculoskeletal diseases, data acquisition and interpretation can be challenging. This article offers a practical guide for the use of these tools including acquisition protocol, post-processing options and data interpretation based on 7 years of clinical experience in a tertiary university hospital.
authors: Guilloz Imaging Department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France. Electronic address: ped_gt@hotmail.com.
authors: Pedro Augusto
authors: PA
authors: Gondim Teixeira
authors: Medical Imaging Department, Legouest Military Instruction Hospital, 27 Avenue de Plantières, BP 90001, 57077 Metz Cedex 3, France.
authors: Alban
authors: A
authors: Gervaise
authors: Guilloz Imaging Department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: Louis
authors: Guilloz Imaging Department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.
authors: Sophie
authors: S
authors: Lecocq
authors: Guilloz Imaging Department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.
authors: Ariane
authors: A
authors: Raymond
authors: Guilloz Imaging Department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Aptel
authors: Guilloz Imaging Department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.
authors: Alain
authors: A
authors: Blum
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D055420:Perfusion Imaging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Bone subtraction; CT perfusion; Dualenergy; Dynamic CT; Musculoskeletal; Wide area detector CT