Optimal virtual monochromatic images for assessing metastatic lateral cervical lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma using dual‑layer spectral detector computed tomography

To determine the optimal virtual monochromatic images (VMIs) from dual-layer spectral detector computed tomography for the visualization and diagnosis of metastatic lateral cervical lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).