Ultrahigh-Resolution Photon-Counting Detector CTA of the Head and Neck: Image Quality Assessment and Vascular Kernel Optimization
Naying He, Youmin Zhang, Zehang Li, Zhihan Xu, Haiying Lyu, Jiqiang Li, Haipeng Dong, Chengcheng Zhu, E. Mark Haacke, Mahmud Mossa‐Basha, Bernhard Schmidt, H. X. Jiang, Fuhua Yan
Abstract
BACKGROUND. Head and neck CTA requires fine-detail evaluation, including characterization of potentially very small vessels and intrastent lumina. Blooming artifacts also hinder evaluation.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHead and neckImage qualityDetectorResolution (logic)Kernel (algebra)Photon countingNuclear medicineHead (geology)RadiologyMedical physicsOpticsComputer visionArtificial intelligenceImage (mathematics)SurgeryPhysicsMathematicsCombinatoricsGeomorphologyGeologyComputer scienceAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiation Dose and ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications