Potential of Unenhanced Ultra-Low-Dose Abdominal Photon-Counting CT with Tin Filtration: A Cadaveric Study.

Henner Huflage Jan-Peter GrunzTheresa Sophie PatzerPauline PannenbeckerPhilipp FeldleStephanie Tina Sauer Bernhard PetritschSüleyman ErgünThorsten Alexander BleyAndreas Steven Kunz

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

Photon-counting detector CT permits excellent image quality in unenhanced abdominal CT with very low radiation dose. Employment of tin prefiltration at 100 kVp instead of polychromatic imaging at 120 kVp increases the image quality even further in the ultra-low-dose range of 0.5 mGy.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
low dose
computed tomography
high resolution
high dose
living cells
mass spectrometry
positron emission tomography
risk assessment
magnetic resonance
oxide nanoparticles
contrast enhanced
human health
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy