computer tomography by moustafa m. mohamed. introduction to medical imaging uses of medical imaging...
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Computer Tomography
ByMoustafa M. Mohamed
Introduction to Medical Imaging
Uses of medical imaging
Obtain information about internal bodyorgans or the skeleton to determine a patient’s physical state.
NON Invasive
Imaging Modalities:
* X-ray (plan , Dental, Panorama, Mammo, Angio, …)
* C.T * Ultrasound
* MRI * Gamma Camera
* PET SPECT
Types of image
1) Projections
2) Dimensional
3D & 4D
3) Slices
• Trans axial - plane normal to a vector from head to toe. • Coronal - plane normal to a vector from front to back • Sagittal - plane normal to a vector from left to right. • Oblique - a slice that is not (at least approximately) one of the above.
Filamentconnection
Filament
AnodeFocalArea
Target(tungsten)
Glassenvelope
Focussingcup
Window
Principles of X-ray tubePrinciples of X-ray tube
Anodeconnection
+ kV
High Voltagesupply
+
• CAT Scan ---- Computerized Axial Tomography
• CT Scan ---- Computed Tomography
• Produce thin cross-sectional images
• Non-traumatic radiographic technique
Based on Reconstruction of a tomographic plane of the body (a slice) from a large number of collected x-ray absorption measurements taken during a scan around the body’s periphery.
X-raytube
DetectorArray
Detector cell
Image Reconstruction
Image Reconstruction
CT Generations• 4 Generations
• Based on Tube / Detector setting
First generation CT-scannerFirst generation CT-scanner““Translate – Rotate”Translate – Rotate”
Translation
Rotation
• Single Detector Cell• First Translation then Rotation.
Second generation CT-scannerSecond generation CT-scanner““Translate – Rotate”Translate – Rotate”
• Array of Detector Cell ( e.g. 20)• First Translation then Rotation.• Scan Time could be reduced to 1/10
Third generation CT-scannerThird generation CT-scanner““Rotate – Rotate”Rotate – Rotate”
Rotation m
ovement
• Array of Detector Cell ( e.g. 896)• NO Translation movement.• Scan Time Reduced.
Fourth generation CT-scannerFourth generation CT-scanner
Tube rotates, Detector is stationary (full ring of detectors)Tube rotates, Detector is stationary (full ring of detectors)
Fifth generation CT-scannerFifth generation CT-scanner
Main Component of CT scan
Gantry
Consol
Patient CouchControl Unit
DASDASPre-ProcPre-Proc
ReconstructorReconstructor
TUBE
DETECTOR
CT ScanGeneral Block Diagram
Tilting (+/-20 to +/-30)
SLIDE
HEIGHT
OperatorControls
Positioning Lights
Emergency Stop
Gantry (X-ray path)Gantry (X-ray path)
Detector
TUBECollimator
Wedge
Beamtrimmer
SlitX-raybeam
T
Detector
defines the slice thickness
metal plate with a holeLimit x-ray beam
Limit x-ray beamPrevent detector overflow
Limit x-ray beamUsed for thin slices (1 – 3 mm)
Data Transfer from DAS to ConsoleData Transfer from DAS to Console
In non-continuous rotating system the data is transferred from the DAS to the Console via parallel cable.
D.A.S.D.A.S. CONSOLECONSOLE
Data Transfer from DAS to ConsoleData Transfer from DAS to Console
In continuous rotating system the DAS data is:
• converted from parallel to serial,
• transferred (via slipring or optical)
• converted back from serial to parallel.
D.A.S.D.A.S. CONSOLECONSOLEParallel
toSerial
Serialto
Parallel