Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: when photon-counting-detector CT replaces energy-integrating-detector CT in daily routine

ConclusionCompared to EID-CT, morphology and perfusion imaging were available in all patients scanned with PCD-CT, with the radiation dose reduced by 48%.Clinical relevance statementPCD-CT enables scanning patients with the advantages of both spectral imaging, including high-quality morphologic imaging and lung perfusion for all patients, and fast scanning —a combination that is not simultaneously accessible with EID-CT while reducing the radiation dose by almost 50%.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research