Comparison of quantitative imaging characteristics between a new, larger-FOV 1000 fps high-speed angiographic (HSA) photon-counting detector (Aries) with a smaller HSA detector (Actaeon)

X. Wu; A. Shields; S. V. Setlur Nagesh; D. R. Bednarek; S. Rudin

doi:10.1117/12.2611538

4 April 2022 Comparison of quantitative imaging characteristics between a new, larger-FOV 1000 fps high-speed angiographic (HSA) photon-counting detector (Aries) with a smaller HSA detector (Actaeon)

X. Wu, A. Shields, S. V. Setlur Nagesh, D. R. Bednarek, S. Rudin

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Proceedings Volume 12031, Medical Imaging 2022: Physics of Medical Imaging; 120310K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2611538
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2022, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

High Speed Angiography (HSA) requires imaging detectors with both high-temporal and high-spatial resolution. Both the Aries and Acteon detectors by Direct Conversion (Stockholm, Sweden) are CdTe direct photon-counting detectors (PCD) that have acquisition frame rates of up to 1000-fps and a 100-micrometer pixel pitch; however, the new Aries detector offers a larger field of view (512 x 768 pixels) compared to the smaller Actaeon detector (256 x 256 pixels). An expanded field of view is required for imaging of larger vasculature, thus the Aries offers this advantage. Evaluations were performed of both detectors under Anti-Coincidence Circuitry (ACC-ON) mode, which corrects for charge sharing between pixels. Initial evaluations of instrumentation noise and detector energy-threshold calibration using Am-241 gamma spectroscopy were performed for the new Aries detector. Linearity was also evaluated for the Aries for each of the 12 individual modules that compose the detector field to check for homogeneity in response to exposure throughout the detector. Finally, Normalized Noise Power Spectrum (NNPS), Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) and Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE) were then compared between the Aries and Actaeon detectors at two different exposures and detector energy thresholds. The detectors are linear up to approximately 1000 μR and have no instrumentation noise above a threshold of 15 keV. As expected, the MTF’s and DQE’s are similar between the Aries and Actaeon detectors, and there are thus no tradeoff’s in image quality to achieve the larger FOV.

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X. Wu, A. Shields, S. V. Setlur Nagesh, D. R. Bednarek, and S. Rudin "Comparison of quantitative imaging characteristics between a new, larger-FOV 1000 fps high-speed angiographic (HSA) photon-counting detector (Aries) with a smaller HSA detector (Actaeon)", Proc. SPIE 12031, Medical Imaging 2022: Physics of Medical Imaging, 120310K (4 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2611538

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