Back to the Future: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Photon-Counting Detector CT for the Detection of Pituitary Adenoma in Cushing Disease.
Ian T MarkJamie J Van GompelIrina BancosAlex A NagelschneiderDerek Richard JohnsonGirish BathlaAjay A MadhavanNikkole M WeberLifeng YuPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2024)
Historically, MR imaging has been unable to detect a pituitary adenoma in up to one-half of patients with Cushing disease. This issue is problematic because the standard-of-care treatment is surgical resection, and its success is correlated with finding the tumor on imaging. Photon-counting detector CT is a recent advancement that has multiple benefits over conventional energy-integrating detector CT. We present the use of dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging using photon-counting detector CT for the detection of pituitary adenomas in patients with Cushing disease.
Keyphrases
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- monte carlo
- high resolution
- healthcare
- living cells
- positron emission tomography
- palliative care
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- growth hormone
- mass spectrometry
- current status
- quality improvement
- pain management
- sensitive detection
- smoking cessation
- quantum dots