CT imaging : practical physics, artifacts, and pitfalls / editor, Alexander C. Mamourian ; contributors, Harold Litt ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mamourian, Alexander C.

Litt, Harold I.

ebrary, Inc.

Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tomography.

Tomography, X-Ray Computed.

Cardiac Imaging Techniques.

Nervous System--diagnostic imaging.

Radiation Dosage.

Radiation Protection.

Whole Body Imaging.

Medical Subjects:

Tomography, X-Ray Computed.

Cardiac Imaging Techniques.

Nervous System--diagnostic imaging.

Radiation Dosage.

Radiation Protection.

Whole Body Imaging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

CT imaging has become a mainstay of medical imaging. After 30 years, this is a mature technology but the accumulation of innovations over the past decades have given it extraordinary capabilities and new applications continue to emerge. In this book, the authors use early CT technology to explain the fundamentals of CT imaging and then build on that base to explain how innovation such as slip-ring and multidetector arrays allow for rapid, high resolution imaging. Complex applications such as CT cardiac imaging and dual-source dual-energy CT scanning are covered as well as the pitfalls and artifacts that will be encountered in clinical practice. The book also includes chapters on the language or radiation dose and strategies for does reduction that are essential for optimal CT imaging and patient safety. CT Imaging is an ideal companion for imagers and CT technologists looking to better their understanding of the capabilities of modern multidector CT scanners, as well as trainees taking Practical Radiology Physics courses and preparing for examinations. Book jacket.

Contents:

History and physics of CT imaging / Alexander C. Mamourian

Radiation safety and risks / Alexander C. Mamourian and Josef P. Debbins

CT cardiac imaging / Supratik Moulik and Harold Litt

Cardiac CT artifacts and pitfalls / Supratik Moulik and Harold Litt

Neuro CT artifacts / Alex C. Mamourian

Neuro CT pitfalls / Alex C. Mamourian

Body CT artifacts / Nicholas Papanicolaou

Body CT pitfalls / Nicholas Papanicolaou

Test questions / Alexander C. Mamourian.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0199987998

9780199987993

Publisher Number:

99961559322

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.