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Volume coverage – single beat high pitch<br />

• Siemens Definition Flash<br />

– high pitch helical (pitch 3.4), each image 75 ms<br />

– phase difference between first and last ~ 300 ms<br />

– only suitable for regular heart rates < 65 bpm<br />

~300 ms<br />

Flash mode (Pitch 3.4)<br />

< 1 sec<br />

Radiation on<br />

Acquired slices<br />

(each at 75 ms)<br />

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Tube 1 Tube 2<br />

Harefield <strong>Cardiac</strong> Course

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