The following question has been sent by Gabor Erfert: Cancer: To whom it may concern, I wonder if this DSCT procedure can be applied to cancer patients in particular those suffering of a masking cancer. Thanks for your reply Thomas Albrecht, M.D., Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin: Dear Gabor Erfert, a dual … Read more

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History A 34 year-old female (A) and a 55 year-old male (B) patient were both referred for MDCT evaluation of a known urinary calculi. A non-enhanced MDCT scan of the abdomen was performed on the Dual Source CT (DSCT) using spiral Dual Energy evaluation. Diagnosis The Dual Energy acquisition allowed not only a … Read more

The following question has been sent by Dr. Ravi Mahal, Radiologist, Boca Radiology Group, USA: We have been using the DECT for Urinary stone composition for the past 6 months.  Recently I had a case where a patient had 2 stones of different compositions; a right uric acid stone and a … Read more

The following question has been sent by Bellalize Steenkamp, radiographer, Unitas Hospital, South Africa: 1) Would you say that the DSCT is better equipped to do Paediatrics than the normal multi-slice CT? 2) In certain cases, due to the less invasive procedure, would you say it is more appropriate than doing an … Read more

The following study was presented at the UBC Radiology Scientific Day, June 2008 & Stanford Radiology’s 10 th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector CT In May 2008. Purpose: To investigate whether DECT can accurately determine composition of renal calculi at acceptable dose. To observe how this information changes patient management in the … Read more

The following question has been sent by Bellalize Steenkamp, radiographer, Unitas Hospital, South Africa: Is there a place for DSCT in paediatric diagnoses? Hatem Alkadhi, M.D., University Hopsital Zurich, Switzerland: Dear Ms Steenkamp Thank you for your question regarding the use of DSCT in pediatric patients. The answer is: Yes. First, you may perform any DSCT … Read more