CT IMAGING FASTER THAN MRI

Micah SchmidtMichelle 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

http://towerimaging.com/ctscnr.htm

How do we use it?

• 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 :)