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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2023

Cardiovascular Applications of Photon-Counting CT Technology: A Revolutionary New Diagnostic Step.

Antonella Meloni, Filippo Cademartiri, Vicenzo Positano, Simona Celi, Sergio Berti, Alberto Clemente, Ludovico La Grutta, Luca Saba, Eduardo Bossone, Carlo Cavaliere and 2 more

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Percutaneous coronary intervention for calcified and resistant lesions.EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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  10. Exploring bias in spectral CT material decomposition: a simulation-based approach.Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering · 2025
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  11. Cardiac computed tomography for cardiac masses: a necessity or a luxury?The Journal of international medical research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Antonella MeloniDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2284-8585
Filippo CademartiriDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0579-3279
Vicenzo PositanoDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6955-9572
Simona CeliBioCardioLab, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 54100 Massa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7832-0122
Sergio BertiDiagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Department, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 54100 Massa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5244-0556
Alberto ClementeDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4285-9468
Ludovico La GruttaDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital "P. Giaccone", 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Luca SabaDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy.
Eduardo BossoneDepartment of Cardiology, Ospedale Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2769-9950
Carlo CavaliereDepartment of Radiology, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico SynLab-SDN, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3297-2213
Bruna PunzoDepartment of Radiology, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico SynLab-SDN, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Erica MaffeiDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, 56124 Pisa, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is an emerging technology that can potentially transform clinical CT imaging. After a brief description of the PCCT technology, this review summarizes its main advantages over conventional CT: improved spatial resolution, improved signal and contrast behavior, reduced electronic noise and artifacts, decreased radiation dose, and multi-energy capability with improved material discrimination. Moreover, by providing an overview of the existing literature, this review highlights how the PCCT benefits have been harnessed to enhance and broaden the diagnostic capabilities of CT for cardiovascular applications, including the detection of coronary artery calcifications, evaluation of coronary plaque extent and composition, evaluation of coronary stents, and assessment of myocardial tissue characteristics and perfusion.

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computed tomography angiographycoronary arteriesheartphoton-counting detectors

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PMID37754792
PMCPMC10531582

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