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COMUTED TOMOGRAHY
Dr. Amr A. Abd-Elghany
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It is a non-invasive medical imaging modality that combines the use of X-rays and computer processing to generate tomographic (‘slices’) of the area scanned.Four classifications of the types of scans: -Abdominal-Bone-Head-Vascular
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
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Tomo = image // to long axis of the body
CT = image is transverse to the body
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X-ray image of the thorax CT scan of the thorax
CAT scan.flv
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Why computed tomography?
• Mathematical principles of CT were first developed in 1917 by Radon.
• Proved that an image of an unknown object could be produced if one had an infinite number of projections through the object.
• Plain film imaging reduces the 3D patient anatomy to a 2D projection image.
• Used to determine: the extent of Trauma, Location and type of the tumor, status of blood vessels, pre surgical planning.
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• Density at a given point on an image represents the x-ray attenuation properties within the patient along a line between the x-ray focal spot and the point on the detector corresponding to the point on the image.
• With a conventional radiograph information with respect to the dimension parallel to the x-ray beam is lost.
• Large area x-ray beams used in conventional radiography produces considerable scattered radiation that causes blurring images.
Why computed tomography? Cont.
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CT the beginning• Was formally introduced in 1972 by
a British engineer Sir Godfrey Hounsfield
• The first scan was done in 1971, of the brain
• Physicist Allan Cormack also invented a similar machine in the United States
• Both Cormack and Hounsfield were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979
• First clinical scanners were installed in 1974
• Was a revolutionary invention in terms of medical imaging
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PRINCIPLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING
I = I0e−μx
In early CT imaging devices (“scanners”) a narrow x-ray beam is scanned across a patient in synchrony with a radiation detector on the opposite side of the patient. If the beam is mono-energetic or nearly so, the transmission of x rays I through the patient is
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x-ray tube
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Basic CT scanner component
• Gantry.
• X-ray tube.
• Detector.
• Control console.
Computed Tomography Machine
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X
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ISOCENTER
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Gantry• CT X-ray tube.
• High voltage generator.
• Detector array.
• Data acquisition system.
• Slip ring: eliminated the
need of cables and enables the continuous rotation of the gantry components (electromechanical technology).
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Detector Elements
• Capture energy that has not been attenuated by the patient
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CT Generations1st Generation: Rotate/
translate, pencil beam 1972• 1 to 3 x-ray detectors used.• Parallel ray geometry.• X-ray tube only able to rotate180 degrees
at 1-degree intervals.• About 4.5 min/slice.• Whole chest can be scanned at 1 hr.• Pencil beam allowed very efficient scatter reduction, best of all scanner generations.
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1st generation cont.
CT scanner 1st Generation.mp4
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Second Generation 1973
• Fan-shaped x-ray beam• 30 or more detectors• 20 seconds per slice or 10 minutes for a
40 slice exam.• 180 degree rotation.• Long data reconstruction time.\.
CT scanner 2nd Generation.mp4
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Third Generation 1974 • Fan-shaped x-ray beam.• 960 detectors opposite the x-ray tube.• Complete 360 degree rotation
Rotate/Rotate movement. • One rotation = one slice.• Second data acquisition could be made as
the tube and detectors move in the opposite direction.
• Time reduced to 1 sec per slice.
CT scanner 3rd Generation.mp4
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3rd generation configuration
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Fourth Generation 1975
• Developed in 1980’s. • Fixed ring of as many as 4800
detectors, completely surrounding the patient, Rotate only movement
• Rotating x-ray tube provides short bursts of radiation
• Detectors collect the remnant radiation to reconstruct into an image
• 1 minute for multiple slices
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• 4th generation configuration
CT scanner 4th Generation2.mp4
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Fifth GenerationStationary/stationary 1984
• Developed specifically for cardiac tomographic imaging.
• No conventional x-ray tube; large arc of tungsten encircles patient and lies directly opposite to the detector ring.
• Electron beam steered around the patient to strike the annular tungsten target.
• Capable of 50msec scan times; can produce fast frame rat CT movies of the beating heart
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CT scanner 5th Generation - YouTube.flv
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Modern Scanners
• No longer categorize into Generations• Contemporary (modern) CT scanners
are either third or fourth generation designs.
• Scanners are categorized by tube and detector movement
• Slip Ring Technology: connects generator with tube (no cables)
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Spiral CT 1986 (Helical CT-volumetric CT)6th generation• Helical (continuous rotation) CT scanners
acquire data while the table is moving• By avoiding the time required to translate
the patient table, the total scan time required to image the patient can be much shorter
• Allows the use of less contrast agent.• In some instances the entire scan be done
within a single breath-hold of the patient
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Multiple detector array (Multi-slice CT)1999
7th generation
• When using multiple detector arrays, the collimator spacing is wider and more of the x-rays that are produced by the tube are used in producing image data– Opening up the collimator in a single array
scanner increases the slice thickness, reducing spatial resolution in the slice thickness dimension
– With multiple detector array scanners, slice thickness is determined by detector size, not by the collimator
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Procedure • Indications• If physician could not diagnose by plain x-ray.• CT can detect masses, fluids, mediastina and
chest wall lesions, pulmonary embolism (blocking of main artery of the lung or one of its branches).
• Patient preparation.• Contrast media administration, fasting 4-6 hours.
• Patient positioning.• Chest, abdomen, pelvis=AP.• Brain, spine=lateral.
• Scanogram
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Scanogram cont. • CT will ask you slice thickness 1cm or
more or less.• CT will ask you if you will inject contrast or
not (lung =no, mediastinum=yes).• Press the button.• The table will be moved 1cm.• Each slice will have 2 images(mediastinal window, lung window)
1 = root of aorta2 = pulmonary outflow3 = left atrium4 = left pulmonary vein5 = superior vena cava6 = descending aorta
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Benefit of CT scan• Unlike other imaging methods, fast.
• Painless, non-invasive & Accurate
• CT Scanning offers detailed views.
• Diagnosis made with the assistance of CT can eliminate the need for invasive exploratory surgery & surgical biopsy.
• Information to show cross section of body tissue & organ
• Use wide range of clinical problems.
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Risks of CT scan
CT scan is not generally indicated for pregnant women.
CT scan does involves high radiation exposure
Risk of serious allergic reaction to iodine containing contrast media.
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C.T Scan of Blood Vessel
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Normal Abdomen CT Oral & IV contrast level of spleen & liver CT angiogram
shows pulmonary vessels