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 …

Dual-energy CT for the musculoskeletal system

PI Mallinson, TM Coupal, PD McLaughlin, S Nicolaou… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
The principal advantages of dual-energy computed tomography (CT) over conventional CT
in the musculoskeletal setting relate to the additional information provided regarding tissue …

A flexible method for multi-material decomposition of dual-energy CT images

PRS Mendonça, P Lamb… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability of dual-energy computed-tomographic (CT) systems to determine the
concentration of constituent materials in a mixture, known as material decomposition, is the …

An introduction to the application of X-ray microtomography to the three-dimensional study of igneous rocks

DR Baker, L Mancini, M Polacci, MD Higgins… - Lithos, 2012 - Elsevier
Imaging rocks in three-dimensions through X-ray microtomography enables routine
visualization of structures in samples, which can be spatially resolved down to the sub …

Dual-energy CT: radiation dose aspects

T Henzler, C Fink, SO Schoenberg… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Various applications for dual-energy CT (DECT) have been investigated and
have shown substantial clinical benefits. However, only limited data are available regarding …

A stoichiometric calibration method for dual energy computed tomography

AE Bourque, JF Carrier… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The accuracy of radiotherapy dose calculation relies crucially on patient composition data.
The computed tomography (CT) calibration methods based on the stoichiometric calibration …

Virtual monochromatic reconstruction of dual-energy unenhanced head CT at 65–75 keV maximizes image quality compared with conventional polychromatic CT

SR Pomerantz, S Kamalian, D Zhang, R Gupta… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the virtual monochromatic imaging (VMI) energy levels that maximize
brain parenchymal image quality in dual-energy unenhanced head computed tomography …

The role of dual energy CT in differentiating between brain haemorrhage and contrast medium after mechanical revascularisation in acute ischaemic stroke

MPM Tijssen, PAM Hofman, AAR Stadler… - European …, 2014 - Springer
Objectives To assess the feasibility of dual energy computed tomography (DE-CT) in intra-
arterially treated acute ischaemic stroke patients to discriminate between contrast …

Optimal virtual monochromatic images for evaluation of normal tissues and head and neck cancer using dual-energy CT

S Lam, R Gupta, M Levental, E Yu… - American Journal …, 2015 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dual-energy CT is not used routinely for evaluation of the
head and neck, and there is no consensus on the optimal virtual monochromatic image …

Artifacts in dual-energy CT gout protocol: a review of 50 suspected cases with an artifact identification guide

PI Mallinson, T Coupal, C Reisinger… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to discover the types and incidence of artifacts
in dual-energy CT (DECT) using datasets of 50 consecutive patients who underwent a four …