Photon-counting detector CT: key points radiologists should know

A Esquivel, A Ferrero, A Mileto… - Korean journal of …, 2022‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT is a new CT technology utilizing a direct conversion X-
ray detector, where incident X-ray photon energies are directly recorded as electronical …

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 …

An introduction to photon-counting detector CT (PCD CT) for radiologists

Y Nakamura, T Higaki, S Kondo, I Kawashita… - Japanese journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
The basic performance of photon-counting detector computed tomography (PCD CT) is
superior to conventional CT (energy-integrating detector CT: EID CT) because its spatial …

Seeing more with less: clinical benefits of photon-counting detector CT

AK Nehra, K Rajendran, FI Baffour, A Mileto… - Radiographics, 2023‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT is an emerging technology that has led to continued
innovation and progress in diagnostic imaging after it was approved by the US Food and …

Milestones in CT: past, present, and future

CH McCollough, PS Rajiah - Radiology, 2023‏ - pubs.rsna.org
In 1971, the first patient CT examination by Ambrose and Hounsfield paved the way for not
only volumetric imaging of the brain but of the entire body. From the initial 5-minute scan for …

Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT): technical background and cardio-vascular applications

A Meloni, F Frijia, D Panetta, G Degiorgi, C De Gori… - Diagnostics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is a new advanced imaging technique that
is going to transform the standard clinical use of computed tomography (CT) imaging …

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 …

Myocardial characterization with extracellular volume map** with a first-generation photon-counting detector CT with MRI reference

GJ Aquino, J O'Doherty, UJ Schoepf, B Ellison, J Byrne… - Radiology, 2023‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Background Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT provides comprehensive spectral data with
every acquisition, but studies evaluating myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) …

Cardiac imaging with photon counting CT

T Flohr, B Schmidt, S Ulzheimer… - The British journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
CT of the heart, in particular ECG-controlled coronary CT angiography (cCTA), has become
clinical routine due to rapid technical progress with ever new generations of CT equipment …

[HTML][HTML] Spectral photon-counting CT technology in chest imaging

SA Si-Mohamed, J Miailhes, PA Rodesch… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The X-ray imaging field is currently undergoing a period of rapid technological innovation in
diagnostic imaging equipment. An important recent development is the advent of new X-ray …