Ultrahigh-Resolution Photon-Counting Detector CT of the Lungs: Association of Reconstruction Kernel and Slice Thickness With Image Quality
Ruxandra‐Iulia Milos, Sebastian Röhrich, Florian Prayer, Andreas Strassl, Lucian Beer, Benedikt H. Heidinger, Michael Weber, Martin L. Watzenboeck, Daria Kifjak, Dietmar Tamandl, Helmut Prosch
Abstract
Prior work has shown improved image quality for photon-counting detector (PCD) CT of the lungs compared with energy-integrating detector CT. A paucity of the literature has compared PCD CT of the lungs using different reconstruction parameters.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDetectorResolution (logic)Image qualityNuclear medicinePhoton countingKernel (algebra)Iterative reconstructionImage resolutionTomographyOpticsRadiologyComputer visionArtificial intelligenceImage (mathematics)PhysicsComputer scienceMathematicsCombinatoricsAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiation Dose and ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications