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A, B Cardiac examination on photon-counting detector CT of a 7-month-old female patient, born with tetralogy of Fallot. Volume CT dose index (CTDIvol) of this examination was 0.11 mGy, dose length product…
Clinical Implementation of PCCT In the last 5 years, more than 200 scientific articles have been written on photon-counting CT technology. A quick filtered PubMed search indicates roughly 60 of those are…
Guide to the Light and Shadow of Photon Counting CT Welcome, fellow creatures of the radiology darkness. I am Count Photon, emerging from my lead-lined reading room to illuminate the mysteries of…
TL;DR: Introduction Photon-counting CT (PCCT) technology represents a significant advancement in computed tomography imaging, offering higher contrast-to-noise ratios and improved spatial resolution compared to conventional energy-integrating detector systems. This innovative technology facilitates…
Photon-counting detector CT (PCCT) offers improved coronary stent imaging over traditional CT by providing enhanced spatial resolution and spectral capabilities, according to a literature review published May 29 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.…
TL;DR GE Healthcare has achieved a significant milestone as its groundbreaking photon counting CT technology begins large-scale clinical trials for the first time. The trials, supervised by the prestigious Karolinska Institutet and…
TL;DR Expanding the Photon-Counting CT Frontier: Siemens Healthineers Launches New Naeotom Alpha Systems Since the first commercial introduction of photon-counting CT (PCCT) in 2021, the field of CT imaging has been steadily…