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Eur Radiol ; 33(4): 2995-3003, 2023 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36422646

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OBJECTIVES: To systematically investigate the usability of virtual non-contrast reconstructions (VNC) derived from dual-layer CT (DLCT) for detection and size measurements of kidney stones with regards to different degrees of surrounding iodine-induced attenuation and radiation dose. METHODS: Ninety-two kidney stones of varying size (3-14 mm) and composition were placed in a phantom filled with different contrast media/water mixtures exhibiting specific iodine-induced attenuation (0-1500 HU). DLCT-scans were acquired using CTDIvol of 2 mGy and 10 mGy. Conventional images (CI) and VNC0H-1500HU were reconstructed. Reference stone size was determined using a digital caliper (Man-M). Visibility and stone size were assessed. Statistical analysis was performed using the McNemar test, Wilcoxon test, and the coefficient of determination. RESULTS: All stones were visible on CI0HU and VNC200HU. Starting at VNC400 HU, the detection rate decreased with increasing HU and was significantly lower as compared to CI0HU on VNC≥ 600HU (100.0 vs. 94.0%, p < 0.05). The overall detection rate was higher using 10 mGy as compared to 2 mGy protocol (87.9 vs. 81.8%; p < 0.001). Stone size was significantly overestimated on all VNC compared to Man-M (7.0 ± 3.5 vs. 6.6 ± 2.8 mm, p < 0.001). Again, the 10 mGy protocol tended to show a better correlation with Man-M as compared to 2 mGy protocol (R2 = 0.39-0.68 vs. R2 = 0.31-0.57). CONCLUSIONS: Detection and size measurements of kidney stones surrounded by contrast media on VNC are feasible. The detection rate of kidney stones decreases with increasing iodine-induced attenuation and with decreasing radiation dose as well as stone size, while remaining comparable to CI0HU on VNC ≤ 400 HU. KEY POINTS: • The detection rate of kidney stones on VNC depends on the surrounding iodine-induced attenuation, the used radiation dose, and the stone size. • The detection rate of kidney stones on VNC decreases with greater iodine-induced attenuation and with lower radiation dose, particularly in small stones. • The visibility of kidney stones on VNC ≤ 400 HU remains comparable to true-non-contrast scans even when using a low-dose technique.


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Iodine , Kidney Calculi , Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection , Male , Humans , Contrast Media , Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection/methods , Kidney Calculi/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
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Phys Rev Lett ; 111(17): 172501, 2013 Oct 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24206482

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The nucleus (154)Gd is located in a region of the nuclear chart where rapid changes of nuclear deformation occur as a function of particle number. It was investigated using a combination of γ-ray scattering experiments and a γγ-coincidence study following electron capture decay of (154)Tb(m). A novel decay channel from the scissors mode to the first excited 0(+) state was observed. Its transition strength was determined to B(M1;1(sc)(+)→0(2)(+))=0.031(4)µ(N)(2). The properties of the scissors mode of (154)Gd imply a much larger matrix element than previously thought for the neutrinoless double-ß decay to the 0(2)(+) state in such a shape-transitional region. Theory indicates an even larger effect for (150)Nd.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 105(21): 212503, 2010 Nov 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21231295

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The pygmy dipole resonance has been studied in the proton-magic nucleus 124Sn with the (α, α'γ) coincidence method at Eα=136 MeV. The comparison with results of photon-scattering experiments reveals a splitting into two components with different structure: one group of states which is excited in (α, α'γ) as well as in (γ, γ') reactions and a group of states at higher energies which is only excited in (γ, γ') reactions. Calculations with the self-consistent relativistic quasiparticle time-blocking approximation and the quasiparticle phonon model are in qualitative agreement with the experimental results and predict a low-lying isoscalar component dominated by neutron-skin oscillations and a higher-lying more isovector component on the tail of the giant dipole resonance.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 100(23): 232501, 2008 Jun 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18643490

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The photoresponse of the semimagic N=82 nucleus (136)Xe was measured up to the neutron separation energy S(n) using the (gamma, gamma') reaction. A concentration of strong dipole excitations is observed well below S(n) showing a fragmented resonancelike structure. Microscopic calculations in the quasiparticle phonon model including complex configurations of up to three phonons agree well with the experimental data in the total integrated strength, in the shape and the fragmentation of the resonance, which allows us to draw conclusions on the damping mechanism of the pygmy dipole resonance.

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