Quantitative Assessment of Thyroid Nodules Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Iodine Concentration Measurement and Multiparametric Texture Analysis for Differentiating between Malignant and Benign Lesions

<div>A representative iodine material decomposition image at 120 kVp with the largest region of interest in thyroid nodules selected to exclude cysts and overt calcifications (a) and Hounsfield unit curve slopes at 40 to 190 keV (b).</div>

International Journal of Endocrinology

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Figure 1: Quantitative Assessment of Thyroid Nodules Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Iodine Concentration Measurement and Multiparametric Texture Analysis for Differentiating between Malignant and Benign Lesions 

Figure 1 | Quantitative Assessment of Thyroid Nodules Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Iodine Concentration Measurement and Multiparametric Texture Analysis for Differentiating between Malignant and Benign Lesions 