Technical basics and clinical benefits of photon-counting CT

T Flohr, B Schmidt - Investigative Radiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Novel photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) has the potential to address the limitations of
previous CT systems, such as insufficient spatial resolution, limited accuracy in detecting …

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 …

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 …

CT angiography of the aorta using photon-counting detector CT with reduced contrast media volume

K Higashigaito, V Mergen, M Eberhard… - Radiology …, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To develop and evaluate a low-volume contrast media protocol for
thoracoabdominal CT angiography (CTA) with photon-counting detector (PCD) CT …

First in-human quantitative plaque characterization with ultra-high resolution coronary photon-counting CT angiography

V Mergen, M Eberhard, R Manka, A Euler… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose To assess the effect of ultra-high-resolution coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with
photon-counting detector (PCD) CT on quantitative coronary plaque characterization …

[HTML][HTML] Photon-counting CT: review of initial clinical results

J van der Bie, M van Straten, R Booij, D Bos… - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is a new technology that enables higher
spatial resolution compared to conventional CT techniques, energy resolved imaging and …

Coronary computed tomography angiography-based calcium scoring: in vitro and in vivo validation of a novel virtual noniodine reconstruction algorithm on a clinical …

T Emrich, G Aquino, UJ Schoepf, FM Braun… - Investigative …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate coronary computed tomography angiography
(CCTA)-based in vitro and in vivo coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) using a novel …

Photon-counting detector CT for musculoskeletal imaging: a clinical perspective

FI Baffour, KN Glazebrook, A Ferrero… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Please see the Editorial Comment by Carsten Hackenbroch discussing this article. Photon-
counting detector (PCD) CT has emerged as a novel imaging modality that represents a …

Photon-counting detector CT-based vascular calcium removal algorithm: assessment using a cardiac motion phantom

T Allmendinger, T Nowak, T Flohr, E Klotz… - Investigative …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The diagnostic performance of coronary computed tomography angiography is
known to be negatively affected by the presence of severely calcified plaques in the …

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 …