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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2023; 11(5): 1031-1039
Published online Feb 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i5.1031
COVID-19-related cardiomyopathy: Can dual-energy computed tomography be a diagnostic tool?
Fahri Aydin, Mecit Kantarci, Sonay Aydın, Erdal Karavaş, Gökhan Ceyhun, Hayri Ogul, Çağrı Emin Şahin, Suat Eren
Fahri Aydin, Mecit Kantarci, Hayri Ogul, Suat Eren, Department of Radiology, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25000, Turkey
Sonay Aydın, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yidirim University, Erzincan 24000, Turkey
Erdal Karavaş, Department of Radiology, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Balikesir 10200, Turkey
Gökhan Ceyhun, Department of Cardiology, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25000, Turkey
Çağrı Emin Şahin, General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health in Türkiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey
Author contributions: Aydin F, Kantarci M, and Aydın S were responsible for the conceptualization; Aydin F, Kantarci M, Aydın S, Karavaş E, Ceyhun G, Ogul H, and Eren S designed the methodology, and managed project administration; Aydin F, Kantarci M and Aydın S wrote the manuscript; Aydin F, Kantarci M, Aydın S, Karavaş E, Ceyhun G, Ogul H, Sahin CE and Eren S did the review and editing; Aydin F, and Kantarci M were responsible for the investigation and resources; Aydin F, Kantarci M, Aydın S wrote the original draft; Aydin F, Kantarci M, Aydın S and Sahin CE performed the data curation and formal analysis.
Institutional review board statement: Permission was obtained from Atatürk University clinical research ethics committee with the number Atauni-kaek-2021-12/12-645.345.673.8.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Erdal Karavaş, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Merkez Yerleşkes Bandırma, Balikesir 10200, Turkey. erdalkaravas@hotmail.com
Received: December 14, 2022
Peer-review started: December 14, 2022
First decision: December 26, 2022
Revised: December 28, 2022
Accepted: January 19, 2023
Article in press: January 19, 2023
Published online: February 16, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: To our knowledge, there has been no research on dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) to assess potentially fatal cardiac/myocardial issues in corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. This investigation's goal is to assess DECT's contribution to the identification of cardiac conditions associated with COVID-19. Even in COVID-19 patients without any significant coronary artery occlusion, myocardial perfusion deficits can be identified, and these deficits can be demonstrated via DECT with perfect inter-observer agreement.