Joint Session of the ESR and EFOMP
ESR/EFOMP - Photon counting detectors: system design and clinical applications of an emerging technology
Lectures
1
ESR/EFOMP_1 - Photon counting CT: detector, prototypes and scan modes
22:36Marc Kachelrieß, Heidelberg / DE
Learning Objectives
1. To learn which kind of detectors are currently available for performing photon counting.
2. To become familiar with the existing prototypes of photon counting CT and with their scan modes.
3. To understand the advantages of photon counting CT.
2
ESR/EFOMP_2 - Digital mammography screening with photon counting technique: high diagnostic performance at low mean glandular dose
21:36Maximilian F.J. Ryan, Cork / IE
Learning Objectives
1. To learn of the recent advancements of photon counting technology in digital mammography screening.
2. To appreciate the possibility offered by photon counting technology to perform digital mammography screening.
3. To understand the differences of conventional tomosynthesis using energy-integrating flat-panel detectors
ESR/EFOMP-1
Photon counting CT: detector, prototypes and scan modes
Learning Objectives
1. To learn which kind of detectors are currently available for performing photon counting.
2. To become familiar with the existing prototypes of photon counting CT and with their scan modes.
3. To understand the advantages of photon counting CT.
ESR/EFOMP-2
Pre-clinical and clinical applications of spectral photon-counting CT (SPCCT)
Learning Objectives
1. To learn the potentials of pre-clinical and clinical application of SPCC.
2. To appreciate the potential value of SPCCT in terms of spatial resolution, low-dose, and ultra-low-dose imaging.
3. To understand the potential of K-edge icontrast agent imaging.
ESR/EFOMP-3
Physics evaluation and initial clinical results with the first full-field photon counting CT system based on silicon
Learning Objectives
1. To learn about the recent advancements of photon-counting technology using silicon sensors.
2. To understand the differences between conventional sensors and alternative materials.
3. To appreciate the possibility offered by photon counting technology to perform quantitative material decomposition.
ESR/EFOMP-4
Digital mammography screening with photon counting technique: high diagnostic performance at low mean glandular dose
Learning Objectives
1. To learn of the recent advancements of photon counting technology in digital mammography screening.
2. To appreciate the possibility offered by photon counting technology to perform digital mammography screening.
3. To understand the differences of conventional tomosynthesis using energy-integrating flat-panel detectors