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Unlocking the potential of photon counting detector CT for paediatric imaging: a pictorial essay.

Ieva Aliukonyte, Daan Caudri, Ronald Booij, Marcel van Straten, Marcel L Dijkshoorn, Ricardo P J Budde, Edwin H G Oei, Luca Saba, Harm A W M Tiddens, Pierluigi Ciet

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Review in BJR open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ieva AliukonyteDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Daan CaudriDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Ronald BooijDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Marcel van StratenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Marcel L DijkshoornDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Ricardo P J BuddeDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Edwin H G OeiDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Luca SabaDepartment of Radiology of Cagliari, Polo di Monserrato-Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (A.O.U.), Cagliari, 09042, Italy.
Harm A W M TiddensDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
Pierluigi CietDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4017-8957

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in CT technology have introduced a revolutionary innovation to practice known as the Photon-Counting detector (PCD) CT imaging. The pivotal hardware enhancement of the PCD-CT scanner lies in its detectors, which consist of smaller pixels than standard detectors and allow direct conversion of individual X-rays to electrical signals. As a result, CT images are reconstructed at higher spatial resolution (as low as 0.2 mm) and reduced overall noise, at no expense of an increased radiation dose. These features are crucial for paediatric imaging, especially for infants and young children, where anatomical structures are notably smaller than in adults and in whom keeping dose as low as possible is especially relevant. Since January 2022, our hospital has had the opportunity to work with PCD-CT technology for paediatric imaging. This pictorial review will showcase clinical examples of PCD-CT imaging in children. The aim of this pictorial review is to outline the potential paediatric applications of PCD-CT across different anatomical regions, as well as to discuss the benefits in utilizing PCD-CT in comparison to conventional standard energy integrating detector CT.

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imaging techniquespaediatric imagingphoton counting CT

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PMID39021509
PMCPMC11254292

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