Dual-Energy CT (DECT) has been proven to be useful in a wide variety of clinical applications, both for specific indications and in the arena of incidental findings, which are common in daily practice. After completing this course, participants will have a better understanding of the major types of dual energy CT equipment and protocols to effectively utilize this modality in their everyday practice. For those practitioners not yet using this powerful tool, this course is an excellent introduction to ways this technology can help mitigate risks and costs of additional diagnostic testing. Avoiding delays in diagnosis will allow radiologists to better serve their patients by decreasing diagnostic uncertainty. During the case-based portion of the course, each speaker will walk through how specialized dual energy images provided clues to the diagnosis in a variety of clinical scenarios. In-Training Members will receive a discounted price of $375 after login.  

The target audience for this activity is radiologists in general practice and subspecialty radiology who want a better utilization and understanding of Dual-Energy CT.

After completing the material in this activity, the learner should be able to:

1. Summarize the basics of Dual-Energy CT (DECT) image acquisition, post processing, and issues pertaining to streamlined workflow among the various equipment vendors.
2. Recognize applications of DECT that impact patient care in the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings.
3. Recognize how to optimize imaging protocols and improve image interpretation for neuroimaging, cardiothoracic imaging, abdominal imaging, pediatric imaging, oncologic imaging, and musculoskeletal imaging.
4. Apply DECT for problem solving in common imaging conundrums and acquire an increased awareness of DECT pitfalls and challenges.

ARRS staff involved with this activity have nothing to disclose. Below is a listing of activity's contributors and planners’ disclosures:

Planners

• P. Bhosale has nothing to disclose.
• D. Marin receives research support from Siemens Healthineers and GE Healthcare.
• D. Morgan receives research support for her university from GE Healthcare.
• A. Paladin has nothing to disclose.

Practical Dual-Energy CT Throughout the Body Online Course

Authors and Co-Authors

Module 1 DECT: What You Need to Know First

• Rendon Nelson receives research support from Bracco Diagnostics, Inc and Ascelia, Inc, and is a partner in VoxelMetrix.
• Aran Toshav received travel reimbursement as a member of the speakers' bureau for Philips North America.
• Erik Soloff has nothing to disclose.
• Rajan Gupta receives honoraria as a consultant for Bayer, Invivo, Bard, and DxTx Medical. Dr. Gupta is a member of the speakers' bureau for Bayer Pharma AG.
• Fides Schwartz has nothing to disclose.
• Noah Atwi has nothing to disclose.
• Corey Jensen received an In-kind grant from General Electric as PI for CT DLIR evaluation.
• Janet Busey has nothing to disclose.
• Ryan O’Malley has clinical research funding from GE Healthcare.
• Francesca Rigiroli received funing as research fellowship from Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.

Module 2 Neuroradiology DECT

• Rajiv Gupta has nothing to disclose.
• Behrang Amini has nothing to disclose.
• Dawid Schellingerhout has nothing to disclose.
• Karen Buch has nothing to disclose.
• William Mehan, Jr. receives consulting fee as an Image Reviewer with Kura Oncology. He also receives a consulting fee from CRICO.
• Otto Rapalino has nothing to disclose.
• Megan Jacobsen has nothing to disclose.
• Lucia Le Roux has nothing to disclose.

Module 3 – Pulmonary DECT

• Brett Carter has nothing to disclose.
• Subba Digumarthy received an instructor honorarium from Siemens Medical Solutions.
• Myrna Godoy has nothing to disclose.
• Rick Layman has nothing to disclose.

Module 4 – Cardiovascular DECT

• Lakshmi Ananthakrishnan has nothing to disclose.
• U. Joseph Schoepf is a PI on research grants for Astellas, Bayer and Siemens. Dr. Schoepf had past research grants with GE and Guerbet. He is a member of the speakers' bureau for Heartflow.
• Carlo DeCecco is a PI on a research grant from Siemens.
• Mylene Truong has nothing to disclose.
• Eric Zhang has nothing to disclose.

Module 5 – Gastrointestinal DECT

• Mark Kovacs has nothing to disclose.
• Amir Borhani has nothing to disclose.
• Eric Tamm receives research support from GE.
• Marly van Assen has nothing to disclose.
• Basel Yacoub has nothing to disclose.
• Akos Varga-Szemes has nothing to disclose.
• Tilman Emirich has nothing to disclose.

Module 6 – Problem Solving in Abdominal DECT

• Benjamin Yeh has research grants from General Electric, Guerbet, and Philips. Dr. Yeh is a speaker for Philips, General Electricm and Canon, and is a shareholder in Nextrast, Inc.
• Desiree Morgan receives research support for her university from GE Healthcare.
• Z. Jane Wang is a consultant for GE Healthcare and is a shareholder in Nextrast, Inc.
• Ari Mandler has nothing to disclose.
• Madison Kocher has nothing to disclose.
• Andrew Hardie has nothing to disclose.

Module 7 – Genitourinary DECT

• Priya Bhosale has nothing to disclose.
• Jeremy Wortman has nothing to disclose.
• Lisa Ho has nothing to disclose.
• Corey Sivils has nothing to disclose.
• Ting-Ting Zhang has nothing to disclose.
• Markus Obmann has nothing to disclose.
• Wei-Chou Chang has nothing to disclose.
• David Liu has nothing to disclose.

Module 8 – Musculoskeletal DECT

• Savvas Nicolaou's institution has a master research agreement with Siemens AG. Dr. Nicolaou holds an equity position with Canada Diagnostic Centres.
• Erin McCrum has nothing to disclose.
• Syeda Anum has nothing to disclose.
• Mayur Virarkar has nothing to disclose.
• Muhammad Ahmad has nothing to disclose.
• Salman Masood has nothing to disclose.
• Daniel Furlanetto has nothing to disclose.
• Marc Jutras has nothing to disclose.

Module 9 – Multiorgan DECT

• Daniele Marin receives research support from Siemens Healthineers and GE Healthcare.
• Michael Gee has nothing to disclose.
• Aaron Sodickson is a PI on an institutional research grant and was a speaker for Siemens.
• Fedel Machado-Rivas has nothing to disclose.
• Sebastian Gallo-Bernal has nothing to disclose.
• Felipe Franco has nothing to disclose.
• Francesca Rigiroli has nothing to disclose.

Module 10 – DECT: Putting it all together in your practice

• Giuseppe Toia has nothing to disclose.
• Jennifer Uyeda has nothing to disclose.
• Avinash Kambadakone has research grants from GE Healthcare, Philips, ECOG/ACRIN, and PanCAN. Dr. Kambadakone is a speaker for Philips.
• Simon Lennartz has nothing to disclose.
• Jason Hartman has nothing to disclose.
• Dushyant Sahani has nothing to disclose.
• Achille Mileto received a research grant from GE Healthcare. Dr. Mileto also serves on the Advisory Board for Nanox.