Transcript ct imaging faster than mri

CT IMAGING
FASTER THAN MRI
Micah Schmidt
Michelle Kandcer
Breanna Wilkinson
Introduction
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Basic principles of CT Imaging
How CT Imaging is used
Video
Clinical Applications
Sample Images
How Does it Work?
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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?
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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 :)