Technical basics and clinical benefits of photon-counting CT

T Flohr, B Schmidt - Investigative Radiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Novel photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) has the potential to address the limitations of
previous CT systems, such as insufficient spatial resolution, limited accuracy in detecting …

Advanced neuroimaging with photon-counting detector CT

F Abel, T Schubert, S Winklhofer - Investigative Radiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Photon-counting detector computed tomography (PCD-CT) is an emerging technology and
promises the next step in CT evolution. Photon-counting detectors count the number of …

Photon-counting detector CT for liver lesion detection—optimal virtual monoenergetic energy for different simulated patient sizes and radiation doses

D Racine, V Mergen, A Viry, T Frauenfelder… - Investigative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the optimal energy level of virtual
monoenergetic images (VMIs) from photon-counting detector computed tomography (CT) for …

[HTML][HTML] Photon-counting detector CT: clinical utility of virtual monoenergetic imaging combined with tin prefiltration to reduce metal artifacts in the postoperative ankle

AA Marth, SS Goller, GW Kajdi, RP Marcus… - Investigative …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and clinical utility of virtual
monoenergetic image (VMI) reconstructions in computed tomography (CT) scans with and …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high-resolution and K-edge imaging of prosthetic heart valves with spectral photon-counting CT: a phantom study

S Boccalini, C Mayard, H Lacombe, M Villien… - Investigative …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose The contribution of cardiac computed tomography (CT) for the
detection and characterization of prosthetic heart valve (PHV) complications is still limited …

The future arrived: photon-counting detector CT

H Alkadhi, V Runge - Investigative radiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
In the past decades, we have witnessed tremendous technical innovations in computed
tomography (CT) imaging. These included improvements in temporal and spatial resolution …

[HTML][HTML] Initial clinical images from a second-generation prototype silicon-based photon-counting computed tomography system

H Almqvist, D Crotty, S Nyren, J Yu… - Academic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives To demonstrate the feasibility and potential of using a second-
generation prototype photon-counting computed tomography (CT) system to provide …

Material decomposition with a prototype photon-counting detector CT system: expanding a stoichiometric dual-energy CT method via energy bin optimization and K …

D Richtsmeier, PA Rodesch, K Iniewski… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Computed tomography (CT) has advanced since its inception, with breakthroughs
such as dual-energy CT (DECT), which extracts additional information by acquiring two sets …

Device Design and Advanced Computed Tomography of 3D Printed Radiopaque Composite Scaffolds and Meniscus

M Delemeester, KM Pawelec, JML Hix… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D‐printed biomaterial implants are revolutionizing personalized medicine for
tissue repair, especially in orthopedics. In this study, a radiopaque bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) …

Image quality analysis of photon-counting CT compared with dual-source CT: a phantom study for chest CT examinations

M Deleu, JB Maurice, L Devos, M Remy, F Dubus - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
A comparison was made between the image quality of a photon-counting CT (PCCT) and a
dual-source CT (DSCT). The evaluation of image quality was performed using a Catphan CT …