Preoperative assessment of lung nodules and lobar function by spectral detector computed tomography

Amit Gupta, MD; Elias George Kikano, MD; Aekta Gupta, MD; Christopher Di Felice, MD; Robert Gilkeson, MD; Kai Roman Laukamp, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Preoperative assessment of lung nodules and lobar function by spectral detector computed tomography

Amit Gupta, MD,
Elias George Kikano, MD,
Aekta Gupta, MD,
Christopher Di Felice, MD,
Robert Gilkeson, MD,
Kai Roman Laukamp, MD

Affiliations

Amit Gupta, MD: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Elias George Kikano, MD: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; Corresponding author.
Aekta Gupta, MD: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Christopher Di Felice, MD: Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
Robert Gilkeson, MD: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Kai Roman Laukamp, MD: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 7
pp. 966 – 969

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Conventional computed tomography (CT) plays an important role in detection of lung nodules. However, further characterization is usually limited requiring additional imaging and invasive work up. Spectral Detector CT (SDCT) is an upcoming novel modality that not only allows morphological evaluation but also provides insight into prediction of malignant behavior of lung nodules. Additional quantification capabilities available from the same scan make it a more comprehensive imaging option in oncology patients. This is a first case report demonstrating the potential of single SDCT to provide necessary information for lung cancer diagnosis and preoperative planning, comparable to standard of care imaging.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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