Development of a new threshold for pericoronary fat attenuation based on 40 keV virtual monoenergetic images from dual-energy spectral CT
The attenuation properties of PCAT are fundamentally different on 40 keV VMI compared to conventional MEI. Our findings underscore the critical need for energy-specific interpretation of FAI in spectral CT and provide a foundational step towards its clinical application by proposing a new threshold.
Authors
- Jing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3596-1771)
- M. H. Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8471-6780)
- Shaoquan Zhou
- Kang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-3169)
Institutions
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Chongqing (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1679078
- Primary Topic
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00