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. 2024 May 28;21(5):550–576. doi: 10.26599/1671-5411.2024.05.002

Table 1.  Benefits of photon-counting detectors and impact on cardiovascular applications. Reprinted with permission under open access from Cademariti et al. [37].

 Benefits of photon-counting detectors and impact on cardiovascular applications. Reprinted with permission under open access from Cademariti et al. [37]

Benefits of Photon-Counting Detectors Potential Cardiovascular Applications
Higher spatial resolution Stent imaging
Coronary lumen evaluation
Atherosclerotic plaque imaging
Coronary artery calcium scoring
Aortic valve calcification score
Improved iodine signal Coronary lumen evaluation
Stent imaging
Multi-energy acquisition Coronary lumen evaluation
Atherosclerotic plaque imaging
Dose reduction
Coronary artery calcium scoring
Aortic valve calcification score
Energy binning Stent imaging
Atherosclerotic plaque imaging
Dose reduction
Myocardial tissue characterization.
Artifact reduction Coronary lumen evaluation
Stent imaging
Atherosclerotic plaque imaging