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Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is a recent improvement in CT detector technology that may improve pancreatic imaging quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To compare the image quality in pancreatic imaging with PCCT versus conventional CT (EIDCT) both subjectively and quantitatively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We retrospectively identified 35 patients scanned with both EIDCT and PCCT in multiple contrast phases. Image quality over 11 peripancreatic areas was rated on a 5-point Likert scale. One reader made quantitative measurements of density and noise. Data analysis was performed using R Studio. Continuous data were compared using a paired\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test and ordinal data with a Wilcoxon signed-rank test.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Image quality was rated significantly higher on PCCT for the pancreatic parenchyma in the late arterial phase (3.87 vs. 2.77;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01), the pancreatic parenchyma in the portal venous phase (3.31 vs. 2.53;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01), pancreatic ducts (2.88 vs. 2.62;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01), superior mesenteric artery (4.10 vs. 2.74;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01), coeliac axis (4.04 vs. 2.70;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01), and portal vein (3.29 vs. 2.52;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01). Noise levels were significantly lower with PCCT with a mean reduction of 5.8 HU across all areas. Dose-length-product was significantly reduced in both the late arterial phase (31.8%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01) and the portal venous phase (21.5%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;0.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Image quality was subjectively and quantitatively significantly improved for all evaluated pancreatic and peripancreatic structures with PCCT compared to EIDCT. 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