Performance of Spectral Photon-Counting Coronary CT Angiography and Comparison with Energy-Integrating-Detector CT: Objective Assessment with Model Observer.
David C RotzingerDamien RacineFabio BecceElias LahoudKlaus ErhardSalim Aymeric Si-MohamedJoël GreffierAnaïs ViryLoïc BousselReto A MeuliYoad YagilPascal MonninPhilippe C DouekPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
SPCCT outperformed EID-CT in detecting simulated coronary atherosclerosis and might enhance diagnostic accuracy by providing lower noise magnitude, markedly improved spatial resolution, and superior lipid core detectability.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- image quality
- coronary artery
- coronary artery disease
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- cardiovascular disease
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- air pollution
- aortic stenosis
- single molecule
- fatty acid
- heart failure
- living cells
- magnetic resonance
- clinical evaluation
- monte carlo
- aortic valve