State of the art: dual-energy CT of the abdomen

D Marin, DT Boll, A Mileto, RC Nelson - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Recent technologic advances in computed tomography (CT)—enabling the nearly
simultaneous acquisition of clinical images using two different x-ray energy spectra—have …

Spectral computed tomography with inorganic nanomaterials: State-of-the-art

Y Li, MH Younis, H Wang, J Zhang, W Cai… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, spectral computed tomography (CT) technology has received great interest in the
field of radiology. Spectral CT imaging utilizes the distinct, energy-dependent X-ray …

[PDF][PDF] CT artifacts: causes and reduction techniques

FE Boas, D Fleischmann - Imaging Med, 2012 - Citeseer
Artifacts are commonly encountered in clinical computed tomography (CT), and may
obscure or simulate pathology. There are many different types of CT artifacts, including …

Atherosclerotic plaque composition: analysis with multicolor CT and targeted gold nanoparticles

DP Cormode, E Roessl, A Thran, T Skajaa, RE Gordon… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate the potential of spectral computed tomography (CT)(popularly
referred to as multicolor CT), used in combination with a gold high-density lipoprotein …

Photon‐counting CT for simultaneous imaging of multiple contrast agents in the abdomen: An in vivo study

R Symons, B Krauss, P Sahbaee, TE Cork… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To demonstrate the feasibility of spectral imaging using photon‐counting detector
(PCD) x‐ray computed tomography (CT) for simultaneous material decomposition of three …

Artificial intelligence in image reconstruction: the change is here

R Singh, W Wu, G Wang, MK Kalra - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Innovations in CT have been impressive among imaging and medical technologies in both
the hardware and software domain. The range and speed of CT scanning improved from the …

Dual-and multi-energy CT: approach to functional imaging

J Fornaro, S Leschka, D Hibbeln, A Butler… - Insights into …, 2011 - Springer
The energy spectrum of X-ray photons after passage through an absorber contains
information about its elemental composition. Thus, tissue characterisation becomes feasible …

Deep learning based spectral CT imaging

W Wu, D Hu, C Niu, LV Broeke, APH Butler, P Cao… - Neural Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Spectral computed tomography (CT) has attracted much attention in radiation dose
reduction, metal artifacts removal, tissue quantification and material discrimination. The x-ray …

Spectral and dual-energy X-ray imaging for medical applications

E Fredenberg - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spectral imaging is an umbrella term for energy-resolved X-ray imaging in medicine. The
technique makes use of the energy dependence of X-ray attenuation to either increase the …

Gastric cancer staging with dual energy spectral CT imaging

Z Pan, L Pang, B Ding, C Yan, H Zhang, L Du, B Wang… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To evaluate the clinical utility of dual energy spectral CT (DEsCT) in staging and
characterizing gastric cancers. Materials and Methods 96 patients suspected of gastric …