Photon-counting detector (PCD) is a novel computed tomography detector technology (photon-counting computed tomography-PCCT) that presents many advantages in the neurovascular field, such as increased spatial resolution, reduced radiation exposure, and optimization of the use of contrast agents and material decomposition. In this overview of the existing literature on PCCT, we describe the physical principles, the advantages and the disadvantages of conventional energy integrating detectors and PCDs, and finally, we discuss the applications of the PCD, focusing specifically on its implementation in the neurovascular field.
Dual Source Photon-Counting Computed Tomography—Part II: Clinical Overview of Neurovascular Applications / Cademartiri, F.; Meloni, A.; Pistoia, L.; Degiorgi, G.; Clemente, A.; De Gori, C.; Positano, V.; Celi, S.; Berti, S.; Emdin, M.; Panetta, D.; Menichetti, L.; Punzo, B.; Cavaliere, C.; Bossone, E.; Saba, L.; Cau, R.; Grutta, L. L.; Maffei, E.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 12:11(2023), p. 3626. [10.3390/jcm12113626]
Dual Source Photon-Counting Computed Tomography—Part II: Clinical Overview of Neurovascular Applications
Bossone E.;Saba L.;
2023
Abstract
Photon-counting detector (PCD) is a novel computed tomography detector technology (photon-counting computed tomography-PCCT) that presents many advantages in the neurovascular field, such as increased spatial resolution, reduced radiation exposure, and optimization of the use of contrast agents and material decomposition. In this overview of the existing literature on PCCT, we describe the physical principles, the advantages and the disadvantages of conventional energy integrating detectors and PCDs, and finally, we discuss the applications of the PCD, focusing specifically on its implementation in the neurovascular field.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
