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Conference presentations
A. Pourmorteza et al. Dose-Efficient Characterization of Coronary Artery Plaques with a Prototype CdZnTe-Based Photon-Counting CT Scanner. SPIE 2024
A. Pourmorteza et al. Iodine Quantification with a CdZnTe Clinical Prototype Photon-Counting Scanner At Reduced Radiation Dose: Initial Cardiac Phantom Results, ECR 2024
K. Mei et al. Ultra-low-dose photon-counting CT: Assessing radiomic features with a patient-based lung phantom, ECR 2024
S. Mochinaga et al. First Results of Electron Density Quantification with CZT-based Photon Counting Detector CT, ECR 2024
W. Fukumoto et al. Comparison of newly developed CZT-based Photon Counting Detector CT (PCD-CT) and Ultra-High-Resolution CT (U-HRCT) for measuring airway dimensions: A phantom study. ECR 2024
K. Yokomachi et al. Physical characteristics in slice direction using a newly developed CZT-based Photon-Counting Detector CT. ECR 2024
Y. Nakamura et al. Accuracy of CT values on virtual monochromatic images of CZT-based Photon Counting Detector CT: comparison with dual-energy CT using energy integrating detector in a phantom model. ECR 2024
T. Higaki et al. Utility of multi-energy mode of CZT-based Photon Counting Detector CT for coronary CT angiography: A structured phantom study. ECR 2024
D. Lee et al. Advanced Photon-Counting Detector Simulator with a Count-Rate-Dependent Mapping Operator and a Pixel-to-Pixel Variation Generator. IEEE MSS MIC 2023
A. Pourmorteza et al. Dose-efficient Ultra-high-resolution imaging of coronary stents with a CdZnTe-based clinical prototype photon- counting scanner. RSNA 2023
K. L. Boedeker et al. Technical Performance of Super Resolution Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm on a Wide Area, Conventional Energy-Integrating Detector vs and a Photon-Counting Computed Tomography System with Conventional Reconstruction Algorithms. RSNA 2023
T. Sasaki et al. CT Imaging of Lung Cancer: Exploring the Clinical Potential of CZT-based Photon Counting Detector CT. RSNA 2023
K. Hirayama et al. Super-high-resolution abdominal imaging using CZT based photon counting CT with deep learning reconstruction: quantitative study and first clinical impression. RSNA 2023
K. Nomura et al. Super-high-resolution chest imaging using CZT-based photon counting CT: performance characterization and first clinical trial. RSNA 2023
S. Mochinaga et al. High z-axis resolution imaging using CZT based photon counting CT: quantitative study and first clinical trial. RSNA 2023
Kei Mei et al. Evaluation of a prototype photon-counting CT for pulmonary imaging using patient-based lung phantoms. RSNA 2023
S. Kondo et al. Visualization of simulated small vessels on photon counting detector CT: comparison with energy integrating CT in a phantom model. RSNA 2023
T. Higaki et al. Improving spatial resolution in coronary CT angiography with photon counting detector CT: A structured phantom study. RSNA 2023
T. Higaki et al. Noise reduction in coronary CT angiography with photon counting detector CT: A structured phantom study. RSNA 2023
F. Tatsugami et al. Coronary Artery Calcium Volume Measurement: A Comparison between Photon-Counting CT and Ultra-High-Resolution CT using a Cardiac CT Calibration Phantom. RSNA 2023
K. Nomura et al. Basic Image Quality Evaluation of New Platform Prototype Photon Counting CT. JRC 2023
X. Zhan,et al. Spectral imaging performance evaluation for a prototype full-size photon counting CT system at clinical dose levels. JRC 2023
R. Zhang,et al. Quantitative image quality comparison between normal resolution and super high resolution modes of a clinical prototype photon counting CT system. JRC 2023
T.W.Holmes et al. Pediatric head and neck imaging with a CZT-based photon-counting CT scanner : initial image quality evaluation. ECR 2023
K. Nomura et al. Comparison of CT image quality for different sized phantom between prototype full-size photon counting and conventional CT systems : CT number, image noise and artifact. ECR 2023
Edgar Salazar et al. Evaluation of a prototype photon-counting CT for low-dose pulmonary imaging using patient-based lung phantom. ECR 2023
X. Zhan et al. A study of cross-talk effect in pixelated photon counting detectors and impact to system imaging performance. SPIE 2023
Donghyeon Lee et al. Photon-Counting Detector Model Using Local Parameters For Pixel-to-Pixel Variation. SPIE 2023
W. Yang Tai et al. Effects of Bowtie Scatter on Material Decomposition in Photon-Counting CT. SPIE 2023
R. Zhang et al. Quantitative Image Quality Comparison between Photon Counting and Conventional CT Systems: Contrast-to-Noise Ratio. RSNA 2022
K. L. Boedeker et al. Low Contrast Detectability Comparison Between a Prototype Photon Counting Computed Tomography System and Conventional CT system Across a Range of Attenuation Levels. RSNA 2022
Xiaohui Z et al. Quantitative image quality evaluation for a prototype photon counting CT through phantom studies: Noise, Resolution and Quantitative Accuracy. CERN SpecXray 2022
A. Pourmorteza et al. First experience with a clinical prototype CZT-based PCCT scanner: applications in low-dose lung cancer screening. CERN SpecXray 2022
Xiaohui Z et al. Phantom imaging evaluations of a prototype CZT based photon counting system. ECR 2022
K. Nomura et al. Quantitative image quality comparison between a prototype full-size photon counting CT system and conventional CT systems with energy integrating detectors. ECR 2022
T. W. Holmes et al. Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening with a Novel CZT Photon-Counting CT Prototype: A Phantom Study. ECR 2022
Y Suzuki et al. Physics Performance Evaluation of Prototype Photon Counting CT: Basic Image Quality Evaluation. JRC 2022
K. Nomura et al. Physics Performance Evaluation of Prototype Photon Counting CT: Quantitative Evaluation. JRC 2022
Y. Muramatsu et al. Physics Performance Evaluation of Prototype Photon Counting CT: Large-phantom Evaluation. JRC 2022
Xiaohui Z et al. First results from a prototype full-size photon counting CT system: counting and spectral imaging performance at clinical dose levels. RSNA 2021
K. Nomura et al. Quantitative image quality comparison between photon counting and conventional CT systems: noise, resolution and quantitative accuracy. RSNA 2021