Detection of different degree traumatic vertebral bone marrow oedema by virtual non-calcium technique of dual-source dual-energy CT

•VNCa technique of DECT allows for detecting different degrees of bone marrow oedema in vertebral compression fractures. AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) using the virtual non-calcium (VNCa) technique for the detection of different degrees of vertebral bone marrow oedema. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present prospective study was approved by the institutional ethics committee. Informed consent was...