Clinical applications of photon-counting CT: a review of pioneer studies and a glimpse into the future

PC Douek, S Boccalini, EHG Oei, DP Cormode… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
CT systems equipped with photon-counting detectors (PCDs), referred to as photon-
counting CT (PCCT), are beginning to change imaging in several subspecialties, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Photon-counting CT: review of initial clinical results

J van der Bie, M van Straten, R Booij, D Bos… - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is a new technology that enables higher
spatial resolution compared to conventional CT techniques, energy resolved imaging and …

Virtual noncontrast abdominal imaging with photon-counting detector CT

V Mergen, D Racine, L Jungblut, T Sartoretti, S Bickel… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Accurate CT attenuation and diagnostic quality of virtual noncontrast (VNC)
images acquired with photon-counting detector (PCD) CT are needed to replace true …

New horizons in vascular imaging with photon-counting detector CT

JE Wildberger, H Alkadhi - Investigative Radiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Noninvasive vascular imaging with computed tomography (CT) has become the clinical
mainstay for many indications and body regions. The recent introduction of photon-counting …

Stent imaging on a clinical dual-source photon-counting detector CT system—impact of luminal attenuation and sharp kernels on lumen visibility

JA Decker, J O'Doherty, UJ Schoepf, TM Todoran… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives To assess the impact of scan modes and reconstruction kernels using a novel
dual-source photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) on lumen visibility and sharpness of …

Artifact reduction from dental material in photon-counting detector computed tomography data sets based on high-keV monoenergetic imaging and iterative metal …

F Risch, JA Decker, D Popp, A Sinzinger… - Investigative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of common strategies for
artifact reduction of dental material in photon-counting detector computed tomography data …

Assessment of epicardial adipose tissue on virtual non-contrast images derived from photon-counting detector coronary CTA datasets

F Risch, F Schwarz, F Braun, S Bette, J Becker… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives To assess epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume and attenuation of different
virtual non-contrast (VNC) reconstructions derived from coronary CTA (CCTA) datasets of a …

Coronary calcium scoring on virtual non-contrast and virtual non-iodine reconstructions compared to true non-contrast images using photon-counting computed …

SP Sharma, J van der Bie, M van Straten, A Hirsch… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To compare coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores measured on virtual non-
contrast (VNC) and virtual non-iodine (VNI) reconstructions computed from coronary …

Synthetic hematocrit from virtual non-contrast images for myocardial extracellular volume evaluation with photon-counting detector CT

V Mergen, N Ehrbar, LJ Moser, JC Harmes… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To assess the accuracy of a synthetic hematocrit derived from virtual non-contrast
(VNC) and virtual non-iodine images (VNI) for myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) …

Advantages of Photon-Counting Detector CT in Aortic Imaging

C Zanon, F Cademartiri, A Toniolo, C Bini, A Clemente… - Tomography, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photon-counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) is a promising imaging technique. Using
detectors that count the number and energy of photons in multiple bins, PCCT offers several …