DOI: 10.1039/d6an00572a ISSN: 0003-2654

Recent advances in spectral CT contrast agents for gastrointestinal tract imaging

Liu Zhao, Haiyun Yang, Xin Zhu, Wenhong Che, Qiuyu Meng, Lu Yang, Chunmei Yang

The diagnostic performance of CT/spectral CT in GI imaging depends on contrast properties, especially small-molecule chelates and high- Z nanoparticles. This review systematically surveys these agents with representative in vitro / vivo examples.