{"id":173,"date":"2019-03-28T10:25:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T10:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol-exp\/2019\/03\/28\/dual-layer-spectral-computed-tomography-measuring-relative-electron-density\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:03:44","slug":"dual-layer-spectral-computed-tomography-measuring-relative-electron-density","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol-exp\/blog\/dual-layer-spectral-computed-tomography-measuring-relative-electron-density\/","title":{"rendered":"Dual-layer spectral computed tomography: measuring relative electron density"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-922 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol-exp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Fig1d-Mei-et-al.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"227\" \/>The goal of this study was to examine the feasibility and accuracy of a novel dual-energy CT technique in measuring the electron density. By using dual-layer CT (DLCT), the authors investigated two approaches to obtain relative electron densities. The results showed that DLCT-based electron density estimates have high validity and potential to improve the procedure and accuracy of measuring electron density in clinical practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/eurradiolexp.springeropen.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s41747-018-0051-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dual-layer spectral computed tomography: measuring relative electron density<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Kai Mei, Sebastian Ehn, Markus Oechsner, Felix K. Kopp, Daniela Pfeiffer, Alexander A. Fingerle, Franz Pfeiffer, Stephanie E. Combs, Jan J. Wilkens, Ernst J. Rummeny and Peter B. No\u00ebl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The goal of this study was to examine the feasibility and accuracy of a novel dual-energy CT technique in measuring the electron density. 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