Han, Xinjun
An, Weimin
Cao, Qiuting
Liu, Changchun
Shang, Shufan
Zhao, Liqin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1274-5179
Funding for this research was provided by:
Beijing Natural Science Foundation (7192042)
Article History
Received: 13 September 2019
Revised: 17 December 2019
Accepted: 28 January 2020
First Online: 18 February 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Liqin Zhao.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper.
: Written informed consent was not required because written informed consent was obtained for undergoing the dual-energy CT examination, but the informed consent for the post-analysis was waived in this study due to its retrospective nature.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: <i>•</i> retrospective<i>•</i> diagnostic or prognostic study<i>•</i> performed at one institution