By: Michael Maher, Mark McEntee, David Adebayo, David J. Ryan, Andrew England
This study aims to correlate the accuracy of derived parameters of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) against the reference imaging modality of choice, positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), in the diagnosis and staging of mediastinal lymph nodes in lung cancer. An extensive database search was conducted to retrieve literature comparing the performance of DECT parameters against PET/CT. Articles published between 2010 and January 2025 were retrieved from Embase, Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE (Med