[HTML][HTML] Detector-based spectral CT with a novel dual-layer technology: principles and applications

N Rassouli, M Etesami, A Dhanantwari, P Rajiah - Insights into imaging, 2017 - Springer
Detector-based spectral computed tomography is a novel dual-energy CT technology that
employs two layers of detectors to simultaneously collect low-and high-energy data in all …

Update on multienergy CT: physics, principles, and applications

P Rajiah, A Parakh, F Kay, D Baruah… - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Multienergy CT involves acquisition of two or more CT measurements with distinct energy
spectra. Using the differential attenuation of tissues and materials at different x-ray energies …

Principles and applications of multienergy CT: Report of AAPM Task Group 291

CH McCollough, K Boedeker, D Cody, X Duan… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In x‐ray computed tomography (CT), materials with different elemental compositions can
have identical CT number values, depending on the mass density of each material and the …

Intermanufacturer comparison of dual-energy CT iodine quantification and monochromatic attenuation: a phantom study

MC Jacobsen, D Schellingerhout, CA Wood, EP Tamm… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the accuracy of dual-energy computed tomographic (CT) quantitation
in a phantom system comparing fast kilovolt peak–switching, dual-source, split-filter …

Dual-energy CT images: pearls and pitfalls

A Parakh, S Lennartz, C An, P Rajiah, BM Yeh… - Radiographics, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Dual-energy CT (DECT) is a tremendous innovation in CT technology that allows creation of
numerous imaging datasets by enabling discrete acquisitions at more than one energy level …

Adrenal adenomas versus metastases: diagnostic performance of dual-energy spectral CT virtual noncontrast imaging and iodine maps

Y Nagayama, T Inoue, S Oda, S Tanoue, T Nakaura… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Dual-energy CT allows virtual noncontrast (VNC) attenuation and iodine
density measurements from contrast material–enhanced examination, potentially enabling …

Virtual noncontrast abdominal imaging with photon-counting detector CT

V Mergen, D Racine, L Jungblut, T Sartoretti, S Bickel… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Accurate CT attenuation and diagnostic quality of virtual noncontrast (VNC)
images acquired with photon-counting detector (PCD) CT are needed to replace true …

[HTML][HTML] Pros and cons of dual-energy CT systems:“One does not fit all”

AP Borges, C Antunes, L Curvo-Semedo - Tomography, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) uses different energy spectrum x-ray beams for
differentiating materials with similar attenuation at a certain energy. Compared with single …

[HTML][HTML] Spectral CT of the abdomen: Where are we now?

SZ Adam, A Rabinowich, R Kessner, A Blachar - Insights into imaging, 2021 - Springer
Spectral CT adds a new dimension to radiological evaluation, beyond assessment of
anatomical abnormalities. Spectral data allows for detection of specific materials, improves …

Dual-layer spectral computed tomography: Virtual non-contrast in comparison to true non-contrast images

AP Sauter, D Muenzel, J Dangelmaier, R Braren… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate virtual-non-contrast (VNC) images obtained from clinical triphasic
scans with a dual-layer spectral computed tomography system regarding accuracy of iodine …