Photon-counting CT: technical principles and clinical prospects

MJ Willemink, M Persson, A Pourmorteza, NJ Pelc… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Photon-counting CT is an emerging technology with the potential to dramatically change
clinical CT. Photon-counting CT uses new energy-resolving x-ray detectors, with …

Image quality in coronary CT angiography: challenges and technical solutions

O Ghekiere, R Salgado, N Buls, T Leiner… - The British journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Multidetector CT angiography (CTA) has become a widely accepted examination for non-
invasive evaluation of the heart and coronary arteries. Despite its ongoing success and …

Accuracy of iodine quantification using dual energy CT in latest generation dual source and dual layer CT

GJ Pelgrim, RW van Hamersvelt, MJ Willemink… - European …, 2017 - Springer
Objective To determine the accuracy of iodine quantification with dual energy computed
tomography (DECT) in two high-end CT systems with different spectral imaging techniques …

Impact of statin therapy on coronary plaque burden and composition assessed by coronary computed tomographic angiography: a systematic review and meta …

L Andelius, MB Mortensen… - European Heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aim To clarify the potential role of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in
assessing the remodelling impact of statin therapy on plaque burden and compositions …

Coronary artery calcium: a technical argument for a new scoring method

MJ Willemink, NR van der Werf, K Nieman… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a strong predictor for future cardiovascular events.
Traditionally CAC has been quantified using the Agatston score, which was developed in …

[HTML][HTML] Sudden cardiac death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

S Masoud, PB Lim, GD Kitas… - World Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, including the risk of sudden cardiac
death (SCD), has been shown in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Abnormalities in …

Feasibility and accuracy of dual-layer spectral detector computed tomography for quantification of gadolinium: a phantom study

RW van Hamersvelt, MJ Willemink, PA de Jong… - European …, 2017 - Springer
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of dual-layer
spectral detector CT (SDCT) for the quantification of clinically encountered gadolinium …

CT Coronary Angiography: Technical Approach and Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization

S Dell'Aversana, R Ascione, RA Vitale… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) currently represents a robust imaging
technique for the detection, quantification and characterization of coronary atherosclerosis …

Myocardial iodine concentration measurement using dual-energy computed tomography for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis: a pilot study

V Chevance, T Damy, V Tacher, F Legou… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Objective To measure myocardium iodine concentration (MIC) in patients with cardiac
amyloidosis (CA) using dual-energy computed tomography (DECT). Methods Twenty-two …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac and pericardial tumors: A potential application of positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging

A Fathala, M Abouzied, AA AlSugair - World journal of cardiology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiac and pericardial masses may be neoplastic, benign and malignant, non-neoplastic
such as thrombus or simple pericardial cysts, or normal variants cardiac structure can also …