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Photon-counting detector CT for abdominal imaging: opportunities and challenges

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  1. Department of Radiology, Duke University Hospital, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

    Fides Regina Schwartz

  2. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Hatem Alkadhi

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F.S.: Institutional grants: Bracco, Siemens; speaker’s honoraria educational content: Siemens

H.A.: Institutional grants: Bayer, Guerbet, Siemens; speaker’s bureau: Siemens

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Schwartz, F.R., Alkadhi, H. Photon-counting detector CT for abdominal imaging: opportunities and challenges. Eur Radiol 33, 7805–7806 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-09722-w

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