Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT is a new CT technology utilizing a direct conversion X-
ray detector, where incident X-ray photon energies are directly recorded as electronical …

The photon-counting detector (PCD) is a new computed tomography detector technology
(photon-counting computed tomography, PCCT) that provides substantial benefits for …

Please see the Editorial Comment by Gregory Vorona discussing this article. Photon-
counting detector (PCD) CT represents the most recent generational advance in CT …

The X-ray detector is a fundamental component of a CT system that determines the image
quality and dose efficiency. Until the approval of the first clinical photon-counting-detector …

Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT is an emerging technology that has shown tremendous
progress in the last decade. Various types of PCD CT systems have been developed to …

Background Spatial resolution, soft-tissue contrast, and dose-efficient capabilities of photon-
counting CT (PCCT) potentially allow a better quality and diagnostic confidence of coronary …

Since 1971 and Hounsfield's first CT system, clinical CT systems have used scintillating
energy-integrating detectors (EIDs) that use a two-step detection process. First, the X-ray …

Background The first clinical CT system to use photon-counting detector (PCD) technology
has become available for patient care. Purpose To assess the technical performance of the …

Objectives: To assess the impact of low kilo-electronvolt (keV) virtual monoenergetic image
(VMI) energies and iterative reconstruction on image quality of clinical photon-counting …

Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT is an emerging technology that has led to continued
innovation and progress in diagnostic imaging after it was approved by the US Food and …