Diagnostic value of DECT-based colored collagen maps for the assessment of cruciate ligaments in patients with acute trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of third-generation dual-source dual-energy CT (DECT) color-coded collagen reconstructions for the assessment of the cruciate ligaments compared to standard grayscale image reconstruction.

Methods

Patients who underwent third-generation dual-source DECT followed by either 3-T MRI or arthroscopy of the knee joint within 14 days between January 2016 and December 2021 were included in this retrospective study. Five radiologists independently evaluated conventional grayscale DECT for the presence of injury to the cruciate ligaments; after 4 weeks, readers re-evaluated the examinations using grayscale images and color-coded collagen reconstructions. A reference standard for MRI was provided by a consensu

SUBMITTER: Gruenewald LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10415420 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature