Separate soft tissue and bone structures
Make one acquisition with two exposures at different energy levels in less than 200 milliseconds in chest or abdominal studies.
Get additional information on calcified structures & foreign objects
Process and view the image as a standard radiographic image, an image with bones “subtracted,” and an image of just the bones to highlight foreign objects or calcified structures.
Clinical Images
Standard (High kV)
Soft Tissue (Low kV)
Bone (Subtracted)
Routine Energy PA Chest
Energy subtraction for tissue
Energy subtraction for bone
Routine Energy Obl Chest
Energy subtraction for tissue
Energy subtraction for bone
Standard
Soft Tissue
Bone
Standard
Soft Tissue
Bone
Standard
Soft Tissue
Bone
Standard
Soft Tissue
Soft Tissue
Soft Tissue
Soft Tissue
Soft Tissue
Dual Energy Subtraction Resources
Clinically Speaking Dual Energy Subtraction - St. Anthony's Medical Center
Reducing false positive findings and the need for unnecessary CT scans with Dual Energy Subtraction - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT)