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Case history Acute chest pain – Triple rule out Diagnosis Subsegmental pulmonary embolism. Protocol Tube voltage 1 (kV) 120 Tube current 1 (mAs) 560 DLP 834 CTDI 29,0 mSv k.A. Siemens Scanner SOMATOM Definition This case has been submitted to the Siemens Image Quality Contest 2010. Read more

Case history DECT images of patients with known gout. Images of the right knee reveals uric acid (UA) deposits along the collateral & cruciate ligaments and in the prepatellar region. It is evident that with the material decomposition algorithm, UA can be clearly depicted in red thereby confirming the diagnosis of … Read more

Apr 16, 2010 to Apr 17, 2010. The “3rd symposium of noninvasive cardiovascular imaging” will take place in Leipzig. There will be several DSCT highlights. Read more

Case history 64 year-old female presents with history of neck and chest pain. Diagnosis Thickened quadricuspid pulmonary valve. Aneurysmal dilatation and asymmetry of pulmonary arteries. Stenosis of mid LAD with a component of myocardial bridging. Description Had “Definition” not been available, patient would have been imaged using routine helical sequence at presumably larger … Read more

Case history: Child with nepphroblastoma before initiation of chemotherapy. Diagnosis: Exclusion of infiltrates Read more

Cardiac MDCT proves to be reliable source for detection of morphology of aortic valve. 4D images of phases between 0-90 % enable functional assessment of aortic valve and identification of degree of severity of valvular disorders. Read more