Comparison of Four Dual-Energy CT Scanner Technologies for Determining Renal Stone Composition Using a Phantom Approach

HomeRadiologyVol. 304, No. 3 PreviousNext Reviews and CommentaryEditorialComparison of Four Dual-Energy CT Scanner Technologies for Determining Renal Stone Composition Using a Phantom ApproachHelmut Ringl , Paul ApfaltrerHelmut Ringl , Paul ApfaltrerAuthor AffiliationsFrom the Department of Radiology, Klinik Donaustadt, Langobardenstrasse 122, 1220 Vienna, Austria (H.R.); Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (H.R.); and Division of General Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria (P.A.).Address correspondence to H.R. (email: [email protected]).Helmut Ringl Paul ApfaltrerPublished Online:May 31 2022https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.220728MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In References1. Scales CD Jr, Smith AC, Hanley JM, Saigal CS ; Urologic Diseases in America Project. Prevalence of kidney stones in the United States. Eur Urol 2012;62(1):160–165. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar2. Saw KC, McAteer JA, Monga AG, Chua GT, Lingeman JE, Williams JC Jr . Helical CT of urinary calculi: effect of stone composition, stone size, and scan collimation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2000;175(2):329–332. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar3. Ngo TC, Assimos DG . Uric Acid nephrolithiasis: recent progress and future directions. Rev Urol 2007;9(1):17–27. Medline, Google Scholar4. So A, Nicolaou S . Spectral Computed Tomography: Fundamental Principles and Recent Developments. Korean J Radiol 2021;22(1):86–96. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar5. Boll DT, Patil NA, Paulson EK, et al. Renal stone assessment with dual-energy multidetector CT and advanced postprocessing techniques: improved characterization of renal stone composition--pilot study. Radiology 2009;250(3):813–820. Link, Google Scholar6. Ananthakrishnan L, Duan X, Xi Y, et al. Dual-layer spectral detector CT: non-inferiority assessment compared to dual-source dual-energy CT in discriminating uric acid from non-uric acid renal stones ex vivo. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018;43(11):3075–3081 . Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar7. Cannella R, Shahait M, Furlan A, et al. Efficacy of single-source rapid kV-switching dual-energy CT for characterization of non-uric acid renal stones: a prospective ex vivo study using anthropomorphic phantom. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020;45(4):1092–1099. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar8. Nakhostin D, Sartoretti T, Eberhard M, et al. Low-dose dual-energy CT for stone characterization: a systematic comparison of two generations of split-filter single-source and dual-source dual-energy CT. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021;46(5):2079–2089. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar9. Pourvaziri A, Parakh A, Cao J, et al. Comparison of four dual-energy CT scanner technologies for determining renal stone composition: a phantom approach. Radiology 2022;304(3):580–589. Link, Google Scholar10. Apfaltrer G, Dutschke A, Baltzer PAT, et al. Substantial radiation dose reduction with consistent image quality using a novel low-dose stone composition protocol. World J Urol 2020;38(11):2971–2979. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarArticle HistoryReceived: Mar 25 2022Revision requested: Apr 6 2022Revision received: Apr 9 2022Accepted: Apr 13 2022Published online: May 31 2022Published in print: Sept 2022 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsAccompanying This ArticleComparison of Four Dual-Energy CT Scanner Technologies for Determining Renal Stone Composition: A Phantom ApproachMay 31 2022RadiologyRecommended Articles Comparison of Four Dual-Energy CT Scanner Technologies for Determining Renal Stone Composition: A Phantom ApproachRadiology2022Volume: 304Issue: 3pp. 580-589Detection and Characterization of Renal Stones by Using Photon-Counting–based CTRadiology2018Volume: 289Issue: 2pp. 436-442Dual-Energy CT in Children: Imaging Algorithms and Clinical ApplicationsRadiology2019Volume: 291Issue: 2pp. 286-297Material Separation Using Dual-Energy CT: Current and Emerging ApplicationsRadioGraphics2016Volume: 36Issue: 4pp. 1087-1105Dual-Energy CT in Evaluation of the Acute AbdomenRadioGraphics2019Volume: 39Issue: 1pp. 264-286See More RSNA Education Exhibits Dual-Energy CT for the Pediatric Radiologist: Tools to Incorporate into Daily PracticeDigital Posters2019Protocol Optimization in Dual Energy and Dual Source CT: Speed, Material Decomposition, or Field of View?Digital Posters2018TEACHING POINTSDigital Posters2018 RSNA Case Collection Bilateral UreterolithiasisRSNA Case Collection2021 Cervical spine goutRSNA Case Collection2022Obstructing ureterovesical junction calculus in pregnancyRSNA Case Collection2020 Vol. 304, No. 3 Metrics Altmetric Score PDF download