Chinese Journal Of Clinical Medicine, Volume. 32, Issue 3, 376(2025)

The role of dual-energy CT virtual monoenergetic imaging in eliminating artifacts caused by metallic clips in early gastric cancer

LI Huanhuan1, LIU Zhuang1, CHEN Chao1, WANG Lili2, and GU Yajia1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiological Diagnosis, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China
  • 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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    LI Huanhuan, LIU Zhuang, CHEN Chao, WANG Lili, GU Yajia. The role of dual-energy CT virtual monoenergetic imaging in eliminating artifacts caused by metallic clips in early gastric cancer[J]. Chinese Journal Of Clinical Medicine, 2025, 32(3): 376

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    Received: Aug. 24, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: GU Yajia (cjr.guyajia@vip.163.com)

    DOI:10.12025/j.issn.1008-6358.2025.20240932

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