Spectral CT imaging: technical principles of dual-energy CT and multi-energy photon-counting CT

J Greffier, N Villani, D Defez, D Dabli… - Diagnostic and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spectral computed tomography (CT) imaging encompasses a unique generation of CT
systems based on a simple principle that makes use of the energy-dependent information …

New opportunities and old challenges in the clinical translation of nanotheranostics

PJ Gawne, M Ferreira, M Papaluca, J Grimm… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Nanoparticle-based systems imbued with both diagnostic and therapeutic functions, known
as nanotheranostics, have enabled remarkable progress in guiding focal therapy, inducing …

First clinical photon-counting detector CT system: technical evaluation

K Rajendran, M Petersilka, A Henning, ER Shanblatt… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
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 …

Macrophage-targeted nanomedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis

W Chen, M Schilperoort, Y Cao, J Shi, I Tabas… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanotechnology could improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis
and contribute to the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to further …

Clinical applications of photon-counting CT: a review of pioneer studies and a glimpse into the future

PC Douek, S Boccalini, EHG Oei, DP Cormode… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
CT systems equipped with photon-counting detectors (PCDs), referred to as photon-
counting CT (PCCT), are beginning to change imaging in several subspecialties, such as …

Nanomaterial-based contrast agents

JC Hsu, Z Tang, OE Eremina, AM Sofias… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Medical imaging, which empowers the detection of physiological and pathological
processes within living subjects, has a vital role in both preclinical and clinical diagnostics …

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 …

Photon-counting detector CT: system design and clinical applications of an emerging technology

S Leng, M Bruesewitz, S Tao, K Rajendran… - Radiographics, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
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 …

Nanomedicines for cardiovascular disease

BR Smith, ER Edelman - Nature Cardiovascular Research, 2023 - nature.com
The leading cause of death in the world, cardiovascular disease (CVD), remains a
formidable condition for researchers, clinicians and patients alike. CVD comprises a broad …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in biomedical and clinical applications: A review

MI Anik, N Mahmud, A Al Masud, M Hasan - Nano Select, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been extensively used in various applications ranging from
environmental detection to biomedical applications. Due to their unique characteristics such …