title: Potential Application of Dual-Energy CT in Gynecologic Cancer: Initial Experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review the use of dual-energy CT (DECT) in the assessment of gynecologic cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DECT has the potential to improve diagnostic performance, may improve the ability to differentiate between simple cystic lesions and primary ovarian cancer, and may also improve the detection of musculoskeletal and liver metastases. Additional studies will be needed to determine the direction of future developments and the degree to which DECT will affect the imaging and management of gynecologic cancer.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology-Breast Imaging, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, MS: BCM360, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Benveniste
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology-Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Castro Faria
authors.affiliation: 3 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Broering
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology-Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Dhakshina Moorthy
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ganeshan
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology-Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Eric P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Tamm
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology-Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Revathy B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology-Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhosale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D015900:Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: dual-energy CT; gynecologic malignancy; metastatic tumor; primary tumor