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Dual-Phase Liver MDCT

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The advent of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scanners has provided an impetus for various changes in applications of computed tomography (CT) principles and their implementation in the design of CT protocols. The advanced MDCT scanners can produce isotropic voxel resolution, which can improve detection of subtle lesions in the organ. It thus remains the major imaging modality for detection of hepatic pathologies [1–4].

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  1. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Dushyant V. Sahani

  2. Depatment of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Anandkumar H. Singh

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  1. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Mannudeep K. Kalra

  2. Department of Radiology Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sanjay Saini

  3. Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Geoffrey D. Rubin

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Sahani, D.V., Singh, A.H. (2008). Dual-Phase Liver MDCT. In: Kalra, M.K., Saini, S., Rubin, G.D. (eds) MDCT. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0832-8_9

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