Submillisievert Abdominal Photon-Counting CT versus Energy-integrating Detector CT for Urinary Calculi Detection: Impact on Diagnostic Confidence
Henner Huflage, Andreas Steven Kunz, Theresa Sophie Patzer, Svenja Pichlmeier, Thilo Westhofen, Philipp Gruschwitz, Julius F. Heidenreich, Simon Lennartz, Thorsten Alexander Bley, Jan‐Peter Grunz
Abstract
Abdominal photon-counting CT with tin prefiltration enabled submillisievert urolithiasis imaging with high image quality, and radiation exposure was reduced by 44% compared with dose-optimized energy-integrating detector CT.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineUrinary systemConfidence intervalNuclear medicineRadiologyDetectorOpticsInternal medicinePhysicsAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiation Dose and ImagingKidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments