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 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
How do we use it? Patient Positioning Contrast Agents Safety Concerns Number of operators Time for procedure Clean-up
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Clinical Applications Trauma Soft tissue differentiation Spatial Information
Cool Images Abdomen 1Abdomen 1 Lower Extremity 1Lower Extremity
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
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