Spectral CT Analysis of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules for Differentiating Malignancy from Benignancy: The Value of Iodine Concentration Spatial Distribution Difference

<div>A 58-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma in the middle lobe of right lung. The spectral CT imaging (section thickness, 0.625 mm) water-based material decomposition images (a-c) and iodine-based material decomposition images (d-f) at PP, AP, and VP. The region of interest (ROI) was drawn in the proximal and distal area of the lesion. dNIC (PP) =0.06, dNIC (AP) = 0.05, and dNIC (VP) = 0.13.</div>

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Figure 2: Spectral CT Analysis of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules for Differentiating Malignancy from Benignancy: The Value of Iodine Concentration Spatial Distribution Difference 

Figure 2 | Spectral CT Analysis of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules for Differentiating Malignancy from Benignancy: The Value of Iodine Concentration Spatial Distribution Difference 