Pulmonary hamartoma: Feasibility of dual-energy CT detection of intranodular fat

Autor: Koji Takumi, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Nagano, MD, Tomohiro Harasawa, MD, Kazuhiro Tabata, MD, PhD, Takuya Tokunaga, MD, Takashi Yoshiura, MD, PhD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Radiology Case Reports, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 1032-1036 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.01.062
Popis: We have reported 2 cases of pulmonary hamartoma focusing on detecting intranodular fat, which is one of CT features suggestive of pulmonary hamartoma, using dual-energy CT analyses. For patient 1, a 73-year-old man was pointed out to have a nodular opacity on chest radiograph of pretreatment workup for retinal detachment. In patient 2, a 66-year-old woman with uterine carcinoma admitted for preoperative assessment. Both patients underwent dual-energy CT examination and the pulmonary lesions exhibited a downward-sloping curve at lower X-ray energies on attenuation curve of virtual monochromatic images, which suggested fatty tissue. Dual-energy CT analysis can help diagnose pulmonary hamartoma with detection of intralesional fatty tissue.
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