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. 2017 Jun 6;90(1074):20160859. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160859

Table 3.

Utility of various dual-energy CT data sets for imaging of the salivary glands

VNC Identification of sialolithiasis
Identification of phleboliths in haemangioma
High-kV and high-keV (VMC) images Evaluation of lesions in the presence of streak artefacts arising from dental implants
Low-kV and low-keV (VMC) images Visualization of less conspicuous lesion
Delineation of tumour margins
Iodine overlay images Objective differentiation of the enhancing solid tumour vs solid-cystic lesion vs simple cyst
Assessment of infection, inflammation and abscess
Bone removal images Evaluation of skull base extension of malignant lesions

kV, kilovoltage; keV, kiloelectron volt; VMC, virtual monochromatic; VNC, virtual non-contrast.