Nanoparticle contrast agents for X‐ray imaging applications

JC Hsu, LM Nieves, O Betzer, T Sadan… - Wiley …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray imaging is the most widely used diagnostic imaging method in modern medicine and
several advanced forms of this technology have recently emerged. Iodinated molecules and …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in CT imaging for urolithiasis

Y Andrabi, M Patino, CJ Das, B Eisner… - Indian Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Urolithiasis is a common disease with increasing prevalence worldwide and a lifetime-
estimated recurrence risk of over 50%. Imaging plays a critical role in the initial diagnosis …

[HTML][HTML] Added value of ultra–low-dose computed tomography, dose equivalent to chest x-ray radiography, for diagnosing chest pathology

LJM Kroft, L van der Velden, IH Girón… - Journal of thoracic …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical value of ultra–low-dose
computed tomography (ULDCT) compared with chest x-ray radiography (CXR) for …

Dual-energy CT: a phantom comparison of different platforms for abdominal imaging

T Sellerer, PB Noël, M Patino, A Parakh, S Ehn… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Objectives Evaluation of imaging performance across dual-energy CT (DECT) platforms,
including dual-layer CT (DLCT), rapid-kVp-switching CT (KVSCT) and dual-source CT …

Dual-layer spectral computed tomography: Virtual non-contrast in comparison to true non-contrast images

AP Sauter, D Muenzel, J Dangelmaier, R Braren… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate virtual-non-contrast (VNC) images obtained from clinical triphasic
scans with a dual-layer spectral computed tomography system regarding accuracy of iodine …

Joint statistical iterative material image reconstruction for spectral computed tomography using a semi-empirical forward model

K Mechlem, S Ehn, T Sellerer, E Braig… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By acquiring tomographic measurements with several distinct photon energy spectra,
spectral computed tomography (spectral CT) is able to provide additional material-specific …

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 …

Monitoring cystic fibrosis lung disease by computed tomography. Radiation risk in perspective

W Kuo, P Ciet, HAWM Tiddens, W Zhang… - American journal of …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Computed tomography (CT) is a sensitive technique to monitor structural changes related to
cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. It detects structural pulmonary abnormalities such as …

Accuracy of iodine quantification in dual-layer spectral CT: influence of iterative reconstruction, patient habitus and tube parameters

AP Sauter, FK Kopp, D Münzel, J Dangelmaier… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Evaluation of the influence of iterative reconstruction, tube settings and patient
habitus on the accuracy of iodine quantification with dual-layer spectral CT (DL-CT). Material …

Radiation dose monitoring in computed tomography: status, options and limitations

IA Tsalafoutas, MH Kharita, H Al-Naemi, MK Kalra - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
In the last few years there has been an increasing interest on radiation dose to patients
undergoing various diagnostic or therapeutic procedures with the use of ionizing radiation …