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Review
. 2023 Jul 1;58(7):499-504.
doi: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000957. Epub 2023 Feb 1.

New Horizons in Vascular Imaging With Photon-Counting Detector CT

Joachim E Wildberger, Hatem Alkadhi  1
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Review

New Horizons in Vascular Imaging With Photon-Counting Detector CT

Joachim E Wildberger et al. Invest Radiol. .

Abstract

Noninvasive vascular imaging with computed tomography (CT) has become the clinical mainstay for many indications and body regions. The recent introduction of photon-counting detector (PCD)-CT into clinical routine has further broadened the spectrum of vascular applications. Technical improvements of PCD-CT, such as the decreased noise levels, improved contrast-to-noise ratio, and full spectral multienergy data information from every acquisition, have the potential to further impact on clinical decision making and ultimately on outcome of vascular patients. Early experience with the new PCD-CT technology demonstrates these improvements in various aspects. This review summarizes the main advantages of PCD-CT for vascular imaging a discussion of the PureLumen and PureCalcium algorithms.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: J.E.W.: Institutional grants via Clinical Trial Center Maastricht: Bard, Bayer, Boston, Brainlab, GE, Philips, Siemens; Speaker's bureau via Maastricht UMC+: Bayer, Siemens. H.A.: Institutional grants: Bayer, Guerbet, Canon, Siemens; Speaker's bureau: Siemens.

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