Technical background of a novel detector-based approach to dual-energy computed tomography

NG Hokamp, D Maintz, N Shapira… - Diagnostic and …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dual-energy information in computed tomography (CT) can be obtained through different
technical approaches. Most available scanner designs acquire scans at two different x-ray …

Experimental feasibility of spectral photon-counting computed tomography with two contrast agents for the detection of endoleaks following endovascular aortic repair

J Dangelmaier, D Bar-Ness, H Daerr, D Muenzel… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Objectives After endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), discrimination of endoleaks and intra-
aneurysmatic calcifications within the aneurysm often requires multiphase computed …

Assessment of quantification accuracy and image quality of a full‐body dual‐layer spectral CT system

S Ehn, T Sellerer, D Muenzel… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of a recently introduced spectral computed tomography system based on a
dual‐layer detector has been investigated. A semi‐anthropomorphic abdomen phantom for …

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 …

Simultaneous dual-contrast multi-phase liver imaging using spectral photon-counting computed tomography: a proof-of-concept study

D Muenzel, H Daerr, R Proksa, AA Fingerle… - European radiology …, 2017 - Springer
Background To assess the feasibility of dual-contrast spectral photon-counting computed
tomography (SPCCT) for liver imaging. Methods We present an SPCCT in-silico study for …

Noise characteristics of virtual monoenergetic images from a novel detector-based spectral CT scanner

K Kalisz, N Rassouli, A Dhanantwari, D Jordan… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aim To evaluate the noise characteristics of virtual monoenergetic images (VMI) obtained
from a recently introduced dual-layer detector-based spectral CT (SDCT), both in a phantom …

Model-based iterative reconstruction for flat-panel cone-beam CT with focal spot blur, detector blur, and correlated noise

S Tilley, JH Siewerdsen… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
While model-based reconstruction methods have been successfully applied to flat-panel
cone-beam CT (FP-CBCT) systems, typical implementations ignore both spatial correlations …

Objective image characterization of a spectral CT scanner with dual-layer detector

O Ozguner, A Dhanantwari, S Halliburton… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This work evaluated the performance of a detector-based spectral CT system by obtaining
objective reference data, evaluating attenuation response of iodine and accuracy of iodine …

Performance characterization of a prototype dual‐layer cone‐beam computed tomography system

F Ståhl, D Schäfer, A Omar, P van de Haar… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Conventional cone‐beam computed tomography CT (CBCT) provides limited
discrimination between low‐contrast tissues. Furthermore, it is limited to full‐spectrum …

Image quality characteristics for virtual monoenergetic images using dual-layer spectral detector CT: comparison with conventional tube-voltage images

D Sakabe, Y Funama, K Taguchi, T Nakaura… - Physica Medica, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the image quality characteristics for virtual monoenergetic images
compared with conventional tube-voltage image with dual-layer spectral CT (DLCT) …