Potential Applications of Dual Energy Computed Tomography in Dentomaxillofacial Imaging - Abstract
Dual Energy or dual source Computed Tomography (DECT) is advantageous for clinical CT interpretation. Compared to conventional imaging, this technique enables tissue differentiation of tissues, such as kidney stones, with higher precision and has additional features such as automatic bone-, bone marrow-, and plaque removal and virtual non-contrast image generation. Moreover, DECT can potentially remove beam hardening artifacts and generate images as good as those acquired using monoenergetic high energy. This review includes studies on DECT dentomaxillofacial imaging and discusses potential applications of DECT in dentomaxillofacial imaging, focusing on monoenergetic imaging.