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Adjectival Hyphens

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"There are different DECT acquisition technologies available from different vendors. These can be broadly classified as techniques that occur before the patient is scanned (prospective) which need to be pre-selected and those that occur after the patient is scanned (retrospective) which do not need to be pre-selected."

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"There are different DECT acquisition technologies available from different vendors. These can be broadly classified as techniques that occur before the patient is scanned (prospective) which need to be pre-selected and those that occur after the patient is scanned (retrospective) which do not need to be pre-selected."

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"two helical scans are consecutively acquired at different tube potentials followed by coregistration for post-processing"

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List Punctuation

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"excellent temporal resolution as both datasets were acquired at the same time. The golden rule of dual-energy CT is the need to acquire both sets of images, high- and low-energy, simultaneously; temporal differences could cause "spatial shifts" due to movement, peristalsis, or contrast medium flow ¹⁷."

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Headings Spacing

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"See also "

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Acronyms

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"limited field of view (FOV) as both detectors can not be the same size"

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Emphasis

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"single-source twin-beam "

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"dual-layer DECT ("sandwich")"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Clinical applications
H2 Indications
H2 Contraindications
H1 Technique
H2 Physical principles
H2 Device structure
H2 Device function
H2 Image acquisition
H2 Image reconstruction
H2 Post-processing
H2 Technical advances
H2 Protocols
H1 Interpretation
H2 Normal values
H2 Limitations
H2 Pitfalls and artifacts
H1 History and etymology
H1 Practical points
H1 Related articles
H1 See also

"Prospective techniques"

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"Retrospective techniques"

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"See also "

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Semicolons

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"Each substance owns a unique K-shell binding energy; known as the K-edge. There is a significant spike in attenuation that results just beyond the energy of the K-edge; this peak is unique to every material and holds valuable information about the substance's composition."

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"Each substance owns a unique K-shell binding energy; known as the K-edge. There is a significant spike in attenuation that results just beyond the energy of the K-edge; this peak is unique to every material and holds valuable information about the substance's composition."

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"The different photoelectric energies and K-edges are the bread and butter of dual-energy CT. Although most elements in the human body have very low K-edges (0.01-0.53 keV), elements like iodine and calcium have higher K-edges of 33.2 keV and 4.0 keV respectively, making them sufficiently larger than surrounding structures; these elements are also particularly important in the clinical setting ^1-3."

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"excellent temporal resolution as both datasets were acquired at the same time. The golden rule of dual-energy CT is the need to acquire both sets of images, high- and low-energy, simultaneously; temporal differences could cause "spatial shifts" due to movement, peristalsis, or contrast medium flow ¹⁷."

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"Each substance owns a unique K-shell binding energy; known as the K-edge. There is a significant spike in attenuation that results just beyond the energy of the K-edge; this peak is unique to every material and holds valuable information about the substance's composition."

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"There are different DECT acquisition technologies available from different vendors. These can be broadly classified as techniques that occur before the patient is scanned (prospective) which need to be pre-selected and those that occur after the patient is scanned (retrospective) which do not need to be pre-selected."

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