Coronary calcium scoring potential of large field-of-view spectral photon-counting CT: a phantom study.

Niels R van der WerfS Si-MohamedP A RodeschR W van HamersveltM J W GreuterS BoccaliniJ GreffierT LeinerL BousselM J WilleminkP Douek

Published in: European radiology (2021)

• Coronary artery calcium scores using routine clinical protocols are comparable between conventional CT and spectral photon-counting CT. • In comparison with conventional CT, increased coronary artery calcium detectability was shown for spectral photon-counting CT due to increased spatial resolution. • Volumes scores were more accurately determined with spectral photon-counting CT.

Keyphrases

dual energy
image quality
computed tomography
coronary artery
contrast enhanced
optical coherence tomography
positron emission tomography
living cells
pulmonary artery
coronary artery disease
heart failure
risk assessment
atrial fibrillation
pulmonary arterial hypertension
monte carlo