09.06.2015 Views

Technical Aspects of Cardiac CT - ImPACT CT Scanner Evaluation ...

Technical Aspects of Cardiac CT - ImPACT CT Scanner Evaluation ...

Technical Aspects of Cardiac CT - ImPACT CT Scanner Evaluation ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Volume coverage – helical scan<br />

• Breath hold issues with 4 slice scanner<br />

• Time to cover heart (number <strong>of</strong> beats) decreases with larger<br />

detector array<br />

4 x 1 mm slice<br />

16 x 1mm slices 64 x 0.5 mm slices<br />

4 mm<br />

16 mm 32 mm<br />

~48 sec ~12 sec ~6 sec<br />

Harefield <strong>Cardiac</strong> Course<br />

0.5 s rotation, 0.33 pitch

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!