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(2025) Hartung | Ultra-high vs Standard Resolution PCCT Angiography for Imaging of Femoral Stents
Ultra-high-resolution (UHR) PCCT provided better subjective image quality than standard-resolution (SR) PCCT for femoral stent CTA, while stent-lumen visibility itself remained comparable between modes. The study used a perfused human cadaveric upper-leg model with 7 superficial femoral artery stents. SR and UHR…
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(2024) Augustin | Sharp-kernel PCCT improves lower-extremity CTA vs DSA
In 39 patients with 45 lower-extremity run-off studies, PCCT angiography was compared directly with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for peripheral arterial occlusive disease. The cohort was challenging, with 77.8% of studies representing Fontaine stage IV disease, making severe calcification and small crural vessels…
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(2026) Huflage | Comparison of IMAR presets for UHR angiography for total kneeendoprosthesis
* Among all seven available iterative metal artifact reduction (IMAR) presets, the IMARDental preset unexpectedly provided the strongest reduction of metal artifacts around total knee endoprostheses during ultra-high-resolution photon-counting CT angiography. * IMARDental significantly improved objective artifact reduction…
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(2026) Abel | Tin-filtered PCCT improves metal artifact reduction after ACDF
Combining 120 keV virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI120) with iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) achieved the strongest reduction of metal artifacts after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), particularly around titanium implants. Despite superior artifact suppression, standard polychromatic PCCT images…
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(2026) Steenbeek | PCCT improves interrater agreement in COCD vs CT
PCCT showed higher interrater agreement than conventional CT for key structural features in capitellar osteochondritis dissecans. The number of loose bodies and the presence of an osseous bridge demonstrated significantly improved agreement with PCCT compared to conventional CT. Despite higher spatial resolution, several…
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(2024) Marth | PCCT vs EID-CT of the lumbar spine
Use tin-prefiltered PCCT to reduce lumbar spine dose while preserving subjective image quality. The authors found markedly lower dose with PCCT, while overall subjective image quality remained unchanged versus tin-filtered EID-CT. Expect higher bone-to-fat contrast efficiency with PCCT. Compared with EID-CT, PCCT showed…
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(2023) Schreck | Metal artifact reduction in THR with PCCT VMIs
Select ~110 keV VMI for optimal artifact reduction. The authors identified 110 keV as the best balance, achieving strongest reduction of hypo- and hyperdense artifacts without overcorrection. Use 110 keV specifically to improve peri-prosthetic bone assessment. Qualitative ratings showed significantly improved evaluation of…
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(2023) Rau | PCCT of the spine improves confidence and lowers dose
PCCT of the spine provided higher sharpness and lower image noise than EID-CT at a clearly lower radiation dose. In patients with metallic implants, 130 keV monoenergetic reconstructions further improved image quality, artifact reduction, and diagnostic confidence compared with standard PCCT reconstructions. PCCT appears…
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(2023) Rau | PCD-CT improves image quality and lowers dose in multiple myeloma
Whole-body PCCT provided significantly better subjective and objective image quality than standard EID-CT in patients with multiple myeloma. Image quality improved across overall image quality, edge sharpness, image noise, lesion conspicuity, and diagnostic confidence, while radiation dose was substantially lower. Clinical…
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A dens fracture – invisible to visible
Csaba Ellák Siket, MD; Nikolett Marton, MD, PhD; Ibolyka Dudás, MD Semmelweis University, Medical Imaging Center, Budapest, Hungary August 20, 2025 siemens-healthineers_Cspine_Prime_Semmelweis.pdf History A 65-year-old male patient, struck by a car while cycling, was admitted to the Department of Traumatology. The patient…
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Pseudarthrosis revision of a comminuted tibia fracture – consolidated?
Adrian A. Marth, MD*,** Daniel Nanz, PhD*; Reto Sutter, MD** * Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging, Balgrist Campus AG, Zurich, Switzerland ** Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland April 19, 2024 30.pdf History A 46-year-old male patient, presenting with a comminuted tibia fracture,…
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Non-osseous subtalar coalition
Adrian A. Marth, MD *,**; Daniel Nanz, PhD *; Reto Sutter, MD 2 * Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging, Balgrist Campus AG, Zurich, Switzerland* Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland April 5, 2024 Download pdf History A 22-year-old female patient, complaining of persistent pain in the…
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FOOSH injury with screw fixation of the scaphoid
Ronald Booij, Ph.D.; Prof. Edwin Oei, MD, Ph.D. Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands October 6, 2023 Download the pdf History A 20-year-old male patient had undergone surgery with a screw fixation of the scaphoid after a FOOSH (fall on outstretched hand) injury, 5 years ago. A…
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Osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum
Ronald Booij, Ph.D.; Prof. Edwin Oei, MD, Ph.D. Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands September 22, 2023 Download PDF History A 13-year-old female patient, a gymnast, with left elbow complaints for the past 18 months, presented herself to our hospital. A radiograph of the elbow…
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Scaphoid fracture only seen in CT
Jan Baxa, MD, Ph.D. Department of imaging methods, University Hospital Pilsen and Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic August 25, 2023 Download PDF History A 14-year-old girl presented herself to the emergency department due to a fall onto her outstretched right hand. A radiograph was performed…
