Qureshi, NR;
Shah, A;
Eaton, RJ;
Miles, K;
Gilbert, FJ;
(2016)
Dynamic contrast enhanced CT in nodule characterization: How we review and report.
Cancer Imaging
, 16
(1)
, Article 16. 10.1186/s40644-016-0074-4.
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Abstract
Incidental indeterminate solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) that measure less than 3 cm in size are an increasingly common finding on computed tomography (CT) worldwide. Once identified there are a number of imaging strategies that can be performed to help with nodule characterization. These include interval CT, dynamic contrast enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT), ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (¹⁸F-FDG-PET-CT). To date the most cost effective and efficient non-invasive test or combination of tests for optimal nodule characterization has yet to be determined. DCE-CT is a functional test that involves the acquisition of a dynamic series of images of a nodule before and following the administration of intravenous iodinated contrast medium. This article provides an overview of the current indications and limitations of DCE- CT in nodule characterization and a systematic approach to how to perform, analyse and interpret a DCE-CT scan.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Dynamic contrast enhanced CT in nodule characterization: How we review and report |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40644-016-0074-4 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40644-016-0074-4 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2016 The Author(s). Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Dynamic contrast enhanced CT, Solitary pulmonary nodules |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10053867 |
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