ct imaging faster than mri micah schmidt michelle kandcer breanna wilkinson
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How Does it Work? Source/ Ring of Detectors - 4th Generation Series of Projections Back Projection Algorithm Filtering Techniques Film and Digital Images Produced On a Side Note….Price (I.e. Cheaper than MRI, more expensive than X-Ray)TRANSCRIPT
CT IMAGING FASTER THAN MRI
Micah SchmidtMichelle Kandcer
Breanna Wilkinson
Introduction
• Basic principles of CT Imaging• How CT Imaging is used• Video• Clinical Applications• Sample Images
How Does it Work?
• Source/ Ring of Detectors - 4th Generation• Series of Projections• Back Projection Algorithm• Filtering Techniques• Film and Digital Images Produced• On a Side Note….Price (I.e. Cheaper than
MRI, more expensive than X-Ray)
Typical CT Setup
http://towerimaging.com/ctscnr.htm
How do we use it?
• Patient Positioning• Contrast Agents• Safety Concerns• Number of operators• Time for procedure• Clean-up
VIDEO
Clinical Applications
• Trauma• Soft tissue differentiation• Spatial Information
Cool Images
• Abdomen1
• Lower Extremity1
1. http://www.vh.org
Advantages/ Disadvantages
• Advantages– Soft Tissue Resolution– Cheaper and Faster than MRI
• Disadvantages– Ionizing Radiation– Not portable
Future of CT
• 3D Reconstructions• Electron Beam CT
– No moving parts
Any Questions?
• A Special Thanks to our sponsor Tina Herron and her assistant Jerry :)