Detective quantum efficiency of photon‐counting x‐ray detectors
Purpose: Single‐photon‐counting (SPC) x‐ray imaging has the potential to improve image
quality and enable novel energy‐dependent imaging methods. Similar to conventional …
quality and enable novel energy‐dependent imaging methods. Similar to conventional …
Single-shot dual-energy x-ray imaging with a flat-panel sandwich detector for preclinical imaging
We describe a multi-layer (“sandwich”) configuration detector consisting of two x-ray imaging
flat-panel detectors for single-shot (single-kV) dual-energy imaging. An intermediate copper …
flat-panel detectors for single-shot (single-kV) dual-energy imaging. An intermediate copper …
Spectral angiography material decomposition using an empirical forward model and a dictionary-based regularization
K Mechlem, T Sellerer, S Ehn, D Münzel… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By resolving the energy of the incident X-ray photons, spectral X-ray imaging with photon
counting detectors offers additional material-specific information compared to conventional …
counting detectors offers additional material-specific information compared to conventional …
Cascaded systems analysis of charge sharing in cadmium telluride photon‐counting x‐ray detectors
J Tanguay, IA Cunningham - Medical Physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Single‐photon‐counting (SPC) and spectroscopic x‐ray detectors are under
development in academic and industry laboratories for medical imaging applications. The …
development in academic and industry laboratories for medical imaging applications. The …
Theoretical comparison of energy‐resolved and digital‐subtraction angiography
S Aubert, IA Cunningham, J Tanguay - Medical Physics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background X‐ray coronary angiography is a sub‐optimal vascular imaging technique
because it cannot suppress un‐enhanced anatomy that may obscure the visualization of …
because it cannot suppress un‐enhanced anatomy that may obscure the visualization of …
The detective quantum efficiency of photon‐counting x‐ray detectors using cascaded‐systems analyses
Purpose: Single‐photon counting (SPC) x‐ray imaging has the potential to improve image
quality and enable new advanced energy‐dependent methods. The purpose of this study is …
quality and enable new advanced energy‐dependent methods. The purpose of this study is …
Experimental optimization of single‐exposure dual‐energy angiography with photon‐counting x‐ray detectors
S Aubert, J Tanguay - Medical Physics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Photon‐counting x‐ray detectors may enable single‐exposure dual‐energy
(DE) x‐ray angiography. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to experimentally optimize the …
(DE) x‐ray angiography. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to experimentally optimize the …
Feasibility of active sandwich detectors for single-shot dual-energy imaging
We revisit the doubly-layered sandwich detector configuration for single-shot dual-energy x-
ray imaging. In order to understand its proper operation, we investigated the contrast-to …
ray imaging. In order to understand its proper operation, we investigated the contrast-to …
Contrast and quantum noise in single-exposure dual-energy thoracic imaging with photon-counting x-ray detectors
J Dhari, J Tanguay - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Photon-counting x-ray detectors (PCDs) can produce dual-energy (DE) x-ray
images of lung cancer in a single x-ray exposure. It is important to understand the factors …
images of lung cancer in a single x-ray exposure. It is important to understand the factors …
Energy subtraction angiography is comparable to digital subtraction angiography in terms of iodine Rose SNR
CS Burton, JR Mayo, IA Cunningham - Medical Physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose X‐ray digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is widely used for vascular imaging.
However, motion artifacts render it largely unsuccessful for some applications including …
However, motion artifacts render it largely unsuccessful for some applications including …