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World J Radiol. Apr 28, 2024; 16(4): 82-93
Published online Apr 28, 2024. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v16.i4.82
Characterization of tumors of jaw: Additive value of contrast enhancement and dual-energy computed tomography
Deepak Justine Viswanathan, Ashu Seith Bhalla, Smita Manchanda, Ajoy Roychoudhury, Deepika Mishra, Asit Ranjan Mridha
Deepak Justine Viswanathan, Ashu Seith Bhalla, Smita Manchanda, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Ajoy Roychoudhury, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Deepika Mishra, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Asit Ranjan Mridha, Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Author contributions: Viswanathan DJ, Bhalla AS and Manchanda S designed the research study; Viswanathan DJ performed the research; Roychoudhury A contributed to referral of cases and surgical input; Mishra D and Mriddha AR contributed to histopathological analysis and pathological insight; Viswanathan DJ analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Institutional Review Board (No. IECPG-354/22.07.2020, RT-2/26.08.2020).
Informed consent statement: All patients give their full informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at ashubhalla2@gmail.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Ashu Seith Bhalla, MBBS, MD, Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, No. 71 Ansari Nagar East, New Delhi 110029, India. ashubhalla2@gmail.com
Received: December 10, 2023
Revised: March 19, 2024
Accepted: April 16, 2024
Published online: April 28, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Quantitative dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) parameters provide a reliable way of characterizing morphologically similar jaw lesions and can serve as a single modality to differentiate jaw lesions based on their appearance and material density concentrations. In addition to providing fast imaging and material decomposition algorithms at about comparable dosage equivalency as compared to traditional computed tomography, contrast-enhanced DECT can potentially alleviate the challenge of discriminating jaw lesions without a biopsy.