Abdominal Imaging with Contrast-enhanced Photon-counting CT: First Human Experience

2016201 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Amir Pourmorteza · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Rolf Symons · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Veit Sandfort · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Marissa Mallek · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Matthew K. Fuld · Siemens (Germany)

Gregory Henderson · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Elizabeth C. Jones

Abstract

The performance of PCD showed no statistically significant difference compared with EID when the abdomen was evaluated in a conventional scan mode. PCD provides spectral information, which may be used for material decomposition.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Radiation Dose and Imaging Dental Radiography and Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Radiology

Volume 279, Issue 1, pp. 239-245

DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016152601

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