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Review
. 2022 Sep;52(10):1910-1920.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05404-9. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

Spectral imaging in the pediatric chest: past, present and future

Jordan B Rapp  1   2 , David M Biko  3   4 , Ammie M White  3   4 , Karen I Ramirez-Suarez  3 , Hansel J Otero  3   4
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Review

Spectral imaging in the pediatric chest: past, present and future

Jordan B Rapp et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Computed tomography technology continues to undergo evolution and improvement with each passing decade. From its inception in 1971, to the advent of commercially available dual-energy CT just over a decade ago, and now to the latest innovation, photon-counting detector CT, CT's utility for resolving and discriminating tissue types improves. In this review we discuss the impact of spectral imaging, including dual-energy CT and the recently available photon-counting detector CT, on the imaging of the pediatric chest. We describe the current capabilities and future directions of CT imaging, encompassing both the lungs and the surrounding tissues.

Keywords: Chest; Children; Computed tomography; Dual energy; Lung; Photon counting.

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