Clinical applications of photon counting detector CT

CH McCollough, K Rajendran, FI Baffour, FE Diehn… - European …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Standardization and quantitative imaging with photon-counting detector CT

CH McCollough, K Rajendran, S Leng - Investigative radiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Computed tomography (CT) images display anatomic structures across 3 dimensions and
are highly quantitative; they are the reference standard for 3-dimensional geometric …

Quantum iterative reconstruction for abdominal photon-counting detector CT improves image quality

T Sartoretti, A Landsmann, D Nakhostin, M Eberhard… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background An iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithm was introduced for clinical photon-
counting detector (PCD) CT. Purpose To investigate the image quality and the optimal …

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 …

Quantum iterative reconstruction for low-dose ultra-high-resolution photon-counting detector CT of the lung

T Sartoretti, D Racine, V Mergen, L Jungblut, P Monnin… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to characterize image quality and to determine the optimal strength
levels of a novel iterative reconstruction algorithm (quantum iterative reconstruction, QIR) for …

Association of phantomless dual-energy CT-based volumetric bone mineral density with the prevalence of acute insufficiency fractures of the spine

LD Gruenewald, V Koch, I Yel, K Eichler… - Academic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives To evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine
derived from dual-energy CT (DECT)-based volumetric material decomposition and its …

Computed tomography bone imaging: pushing the boundaries in clinical practice

R Gillet, F Boubaker, G Hossu, A Thay… - Seminars in …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Bone microarchitecture has several clinical implications over and above estimating bone
strength. Computed tomography (CT) analysis mainly uses high-resolution peripheral …

[HTML][HTML] Photon counting detector computed tomography: a new frontier of myeloma bone disease evaluation

J Cook, K Rajendran, A Ferrero, P Dhillon… - Acta …, 2023 - karger.com
Photon counting detector (PCD) computed tomography (CT) is a paradigm-shifting
innovation in CT imaging which was recently granted approval for clinical use by the US …

Opportunistic bone mineral density measurement using photon-counting detector CT spectral localizer images: a prospective study

AO El Sadaney, A Ferrero, K Rajendran… - American Journal of …, 2024 - ajronline.org
BACKGROUND. Spectral localizer images from photon-counting detector (PCD) CT can be
used for bone mineral density (BMD) evaluation given their 2D projectional nature and …

AI MSK clinical applications: spine imaging

FA Huber, R Guggenberger - Skeletal Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Recent investigations have focused on the clinical application of artificial intelligence (AI) for
tasks specifically addressing the musculoskeletal imaging routine. Several AI applications …