A New Frontier in Temporal Bone Imaging: Photon-Counting Detector CT Demonstrates Superior Visualization of Critical Anatomic Structures at Reduced Radiation Dose.
John C BensonKishore RajendranJohn I LaneFelix E DiehnNikkole M WeberJamison E ThorneNicholas B LarsonJoel G FletcherCynthia H McColloughShuai LengPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2022)
Temporal bone CT images obtained on a photon-counting detector CT scanner were rated as having superior spatial resolution and better critical structure visualization than those obtained on a conventional energy-integrating detector scanner, even with a substantial dose reduction.
Keyphrases
- postmenopausal women
- image quality
- bone mineral density
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- high resolution
- living cells
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- convolutional neural network
- monte carlo
- positron emission tomography
- soft tissue
- single molecule
- magnetic resonance
- body composition
- optical coherence tomography
- bone loss
- mass spectrometry
- fluorescence imaging