A ct scan, or computed tomography scan is a medical imaging procedure that uses. Artifacts are commonly encountered in clinical computed tomography ct, and may obscure or. The effect of pitch in multislice spiralhelical ct wang. Computed tomography radiology reference article radiopaedia. Physics of cardiac imaging with multiplerow detector ct. Goldman, department of radiation therapy and medical physics, hartford hospital, 80 seymour st. Basic principles of ct scanners and image reconstruction indico.
Xrays were discovered in 1895 by the german physicist wilhelm conrad rontgen, who earned. Information regarding attenuation correction with ct. In parallel to the current framework for studying longitudinal image resolution, the central fan. Each of the 16 detector rows could, in principle, simultaneously collect data for 16 slices, each 1. A detector design used in one of the first modern msct scanners fig. Department of imaging physics computed tomography handson workshop for physicists january 2325, 2015 houston, tx class limited to 36 attendees. In this paper, we study the scan and reconstruction principles of the multi. This is an important starting point because it makes a clear statement about how pet ct is evolving in a particular country with a view to providing a routine service.
This site is like a library, you could find million book here by. Computed tomography handson workshop for physicists. It also presents new challenges and new characteristics. The factors affecting temporal and spatial resolution are discussed along with scan acquisition and reconstruction methods, reconstruction algorithms, reconstruction interval, pitch, radiation dose, and geometric efficiency. The centre for medical, health and environmental physics, queensland university of. Tomographic imaging, ieee press, 1988 a free pdf copy. The 1979 nobel prize in physiology or medicine was awarded jointly to south african american physicist allan m. It commences with a chapter on a radionuclide radiologists perspective about the use of pet ct in his medical practice. Computed tomography ct scanning, also known as, especially in the older literature and textbooks, computerized axial tomography cat scanning, is a. Radiation exposure, ct angiography, dualenergy imaging, and interventions all receive close attention, and a final chapter examines the role of multislice ct in trauma management. Since the fourier transform plays a major role in the understanding of ct reconstruction, we introduce it here to define the appropriate terms. The pitch in multislice spiral ct is defined as the ratio of the table increment over the detector collimation in this study.
What are examples of nibibfunded projects using computed tomography. While image quality has always been a concern for the physics community, clinically acceptable image quality has become even more of an issue as strategies to. Computed tomography an increasing source of radiation exposure pdf. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. The purpose of this article is to describe the physics of cardiac imaging with multiplerow detector ct.
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