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 …

Improving radiation physics, tumor visualisation, and treatment quantification in radiotherapy with spectral or dual‐energy CT

MF Kruis - Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, spectral or dual‐energy CT has gained relevancy, especially in
oncological radiology. Nonetheless, its use in the radiotherapy (RT) clinic remains limited …

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] Virtual non-contrast reconstructions of photon-counting detector CT angiography datasets as substitutes for true non-contrast acquisitions in patients after …

JA Decker, S Bette, C Scheurig-Muenkler, B Jehs… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate virtual-non contrast reconstructions of Photon-
Counting Detector (PCD) CT-angiography datasets using a novel calcium-preserving …

Non-contrast CT synthesis using patch-based cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (Cycle-GAN) for radiomics and deep learning in the era of COVID-19

R Kalantar, S Hindocha, B Hunter, B Sharma… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Handcrafted and deep learning (DL) radiomics are popular techniques used to develop
computed tomography (CT) imaging-based artificial intelligence models for COVID-19 …

Adrenal mass characterization in the era of quantitative imaging: state of the art

M Barat, AS Cottereau, S Gaujoux, F Tenenbaum… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Detection and characterization of adrenal lesions have evolved during the past two
decades. Although the role of imaging in adrenal lesions associated with hormonal …

Clinical feasibility of deep learning based synthetic contrast enhanced abdominal CT in patients undergoing non enhanced CT scans

S Han, JM Kim, J Park, SW Kim, S Park, J Cho… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Our objective was to develop and evaluate the clinical feasibility of deep-learning-based
synthetic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (DL-SynCCT) in patients designated for …

Virtual non-contrast versus true non-contrast computed tomography: initial experiences with a photon counting scanner approved for clinical use

JH Niehoff, MM Woeltjen, KR Laukamp, J Borggrefe… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study evaluates the diagnostic reliability of virtual non-contrast (VNC) images
acquired with the first photon counting CT scanner that is approved for clinical use by …

Assessment of epicardial adipose tissue on virtual non-contrast images derived from photon-counting detector coronary CTA datasets

F Risch, F Schwarz, F Braun, S Bette, J Becker… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives To assess epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume and attenuation of different
virtual non-contrast (VNC) reconstructions derived from coronary CTA (CCTA) datasets of a …

Performance of virtual non-contrast images generated on clinical photon-counting detector CT for emphysema quantification: proof of concept

L Jungblut, T Sartoretti, D Kronenberg… - The British Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To evaluate the performance of virtual non-contrast images (VNC) compared to
true non-contrast (TNC) images in photon-counting detector computed tomography (PCD …