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Intra-vendor inter-scanner agreement of negative-HU measurements on fast kV-switching dual-energy CT virtual monoenergetic imaging: a phantom study

Jul 2026 · Radiological Physics and Technology · Vol 19, pp. 1179 - 1187 · 0 citations · 29 references
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VMI shows predictable energy-dependent behavior for negative-HU materials, but inter-scanner bias increases for strongly negative values and low-dose conditions, and water-reference behavior can influence stability; scanner-aware interpretation and phantom-based harmonization are warranted for quantitative evaluation in the negative HU range.

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