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  • Medical Imaging Physics
  • Detector Technology
  • Photon-Counting Detectors

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  • Photon-counting detectors offer superior X-ray imaging capabilities.
  • Fast-framing and energy-resolved imaging are crucial for interventional procedures.
  • Hexagonal pixel arrays present unique spatial resolution characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the spatial resolution of a hexagonal pixel array photon-counting Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) detector.
  • To assess its suitability for high-resolution, real-time imaging during interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Characterized a 650 μm CdTe detector with hexagonal pixels (30 μm apothem) under IEC-RQA5 conditions.
  • Determined linear response and presampled modulation transfer function (MTF) using a tungsten edge test.
  • Calculated optimal square pixel size (54 μm) for distortion-free display via resampling.

Main Results:

  • Achieved limiting resolutions of 13.3 and 12 cycles/mm at 10% MTF along orthogonal directions.
  • Resampling to 54 μm square pixels yielded an MTF of 0.29 and 0.24 at Nyquist frequency.
  • Demonstrated visualization of fine details, such as stent struts, in clinical imaging scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • The hexagonal pixel array photon-counting CdTe detector provides high spatial resolution.
  • Resampling preserves spatial resolution for distortion-free display.
  • Dual-energy capability enables artifact-free subtraction angiography and material decomposition, beneficial for interventions and pediatric imaging.