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CT IMAGING FASTER THAN MRI. Micah Schmidt Michelle 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
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CT IMAGINGFASTER THAN MRI Micah Schmidt Michelle 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
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 :)