Pulmonary CT and MRI phenotypes that help explain chronic pulmonary obstruction disease pathophysiology and outcomes

EA Hoffman, DA Lynch, RG Barr… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary x‐ray computed tomographic (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
research and development has been motivated, in part, by the quest to subphenotype …

Evaluation of conventional imaging performance in a research whole-body CT system with a photon-counting detector array

Z Yu, S Leng, SM Jorgensen, Z Li… - Physics in Medicine …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This study evaluated the conventional imaging performance of a research whole-body
photon-counting CT system and investigated its feasibility for imaging using clinically …

150-μm spatial resolution using photon-counting detector computed tomography technology: technical performance and first patient images

S Leng, K Rajendran, H Gong, W Zhou… - Investigative …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective The aims of this study were to quantitatively assess two new scan modes on a
photon-counting detector computed tomography system, each designed to maximize spatial …

Spectral prior image constrained compressed sensing (spectral PICCS) for photon-counting computed tomography

Z Yu, S Leng, Z Li, CH McCollough - Physics in Medicine & …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is an emerging imaging technique that
enables multi-energy imaging with only a single scan acquisition. To enable multi-energy …

A neural network-based method for spectral distortion correction in photon counting x-ray CT

M Touch, DP Clark, W Barber… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Spectral CT using a photon counting x-ray detector (PCXD) shows great potential for
measuring material composition based on energy dependent x-ray attenuation. Spectral CT …

Measurement of enhanced vasa vasorum density in a porcine carotid model using photon counting detector CT

JF Marsh Jr, AJ Vercnocke, K Rajendran… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Purpose The onset of atherosclerosis is preceded by changes in blood perfusion within the
arterial wall due to localized proliferation of the vasa vasorum. The purpose of this study was …

Spectrum reconstruction method based on the detector response model calibrated by x-ray fluorescence

R Li, L Li, Z Chen - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate estimation of distortion-free spectra is important but difficult in various applications,
especially for spectral computed tomography. Two key problems must be solved to …

A hyperspectral X-ray computed tomography system for enhanced material identification

X Wu, Q Wang, J Ma, W Zhang, P Li… - Review of Scientific …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
X-ray computed tomography (CT) can distinguish different materials according to their
absorption characteristics. The hyperspectral X-ray CT (HXCT) system proposed in the …

Estimation of signal and noise for a whole-body research photon-counting CT system

Z Li, S Leng, Z Yu, S Kappler… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Photon-counting detector CT has a large number of acquisition parameters that require
optimization, particularly the energy threshold configurations. Fast and accurate estimation …

[Retracted] CAMPO Precision128 Max ENERGY Spectrum CT Combined with Multiple Parameters to Evaluate the Benign and Malignant Pleural Effusion

T Zhang, C Wu, Z Li, Y Ding, L Wen… - Journal of Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of energy spectrum CT provides greater diagnostic value for clinical
practice. Its advantage is that it can provide more functional imaging parameters and …