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What is necessary for successfully manipulating a 3D display to highlight a specific characteristic?
What is necessary for successfully manipulating a 3D display to highlight a specific characteristic?
Which technique is NOT mentioned as a type of computed tomography volumetric rendering?
Which technique is NOT mentioned as a type of computed tomography volumetric rendering?
Which basic factor is NOT fundamental in determining the quality of CT images?
Which basic factor is NOT fundamental in determining the quality of CT images?
What primarily influences CT Subject Contrast?
What primarily influences CT Subject Contrast?
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Which rendering technique represents a scan volume by emphasizing low-intensity structures?
Which rendering technique represents a scan volume by emphasizing low-intensity structures?
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What phenomenon results from the increase of mean energy of the x-ray beam when it passes through an object?
What phenomenon results from the increase of mean energy of the x-ray beam when it passes through an object?
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How do x-ray/tissue interactions primarily occur in CT, except for bone interactions?
How do x-ray/tissue interactions primarily occur in CT, except for bone interactions?
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What is one of the primary factors affecting the visibility of details in CT imaging?
What is one of the primary factors affecting the visibility of details in CT imaging?
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What is a common cause of ring artifacts in CT imaging?
What is a common cause of ring artifacts in CT imaging?
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What does Differential Attenuation in CT depend on?
What does Differential Attenuation in CT depend on?
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Which of the following factors can lead to streak artifacts in CT scans?
Which of the following factors can lead to streak artifacts in CT scans?
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What effect arises when a voxel contains multiple types of tissue?
What effect arises when a voxel contains multiple types of tissue?
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How can partial volume artifacts be minimized during CT imaging?
How can partial volume artifacts be minimized during CT imaging?
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What causes out of field artifacts in a CT scan?
What causes out of field artifacts in a CT scan?
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What should be ensured to avoid artifacts caused by out of view anatomy?
What should be ensured to avoid artifacts caused by out of view anatomy?
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What primarily contributes to subject soft-tissue contrast in CT imaging?
What primarily contributes to subject soft-tissue contrast in CT imaging?
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Which artifact is primarily associated with high random errors due to insufficient x-ray intensity?
Which artifact is primarily associated with high random errors due to insufficient x-ray intensity?
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Which factor does NOT typically affect CT image noise?
Which factor does NOT typically affect CT image noise?
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What is the primary objective of CT image reconstruction?
What is the primary objective of CT image reconstruction?
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What does the Z dimension of the voxels represent in CT imaging?
What does the Z dimension of the voxels represent in CT imaging?
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What effect does increasing the peak kilovoltage have on CT imaging?
What effect does increasing the peak kilovoltage have on CT imaging?
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How does motion primarily affect CT images?
How does motion primarily affect CT images?
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Which mathematical method is used in CT imaging to reconstruct original density from projection data?
Which mathematical method is used in CT imaging to reconstruct original density from projection data?
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In CT image reconstruction, what is referred to as a Ray?
In CT image reconstruction, what is referred to as a Ray?
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What is the primary consequence of increasing the matrix size in CT imaging?
What is the primary consequence of increasing the matrix size in CT imaging?
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What is Multiplanar Reformatting (MPR) used for in CT imaging?
What is Multiplanar Reformatting (MPR) used for in CT imaging?
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Which type of artifact is most commonly associated with beam-hardening effects?
Which type of artifact is most commonly associated with beam-hardening effects?
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What is the relationship between mA and the number of detected x-rays in CT imaging?
What is the relationship between mA and the number of detected x-rays in CT imaging?
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What does the term 'View' refer to in CT image reconstruction?
What does the term 'View' refer to in CT image reconstruction?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes spatial resolution in CT?
Which of the following statements accurately describes spatial resolution in CT?
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What determines the size of the X and Y voxel dimensions in CT imaging?
What determines the size of the X and Y voxel dimensions in CT imaging?
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What do Hounsfield units indicate in a CT image?
What do Hounsfield units indicate in a CT image?
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Study Notes
Computed Tomography Basics
- CT Image Reconstruction: CT image reconstruction aims to calculate the attenuation of an x-ray beam in each voxel (3D pixel). These values are represented as gray levels in a 2D image of the slice. This process uses the Radon Transform, which represents the projection data acquired during a CT scan. It is crucial for reconstructing the original density from the projection data.
CT Image Reconstruction Components
- Ray: An imaginary line between the x-ray tube and the detector.
- Ray Sum: The attenuation along a ray.
- View: A set of Ray Sums.
CT Image Reconstruction Techniques
- Multiplanar Reformatting (MPR): Generates images from the original axial plane in coronal, sagittal, or oblique planes.
- 3D Displays: Represent a scan volume in a single image, enhancing specific characteristics, particularly effective for high-contrast structures like the skeleton.
- Shaded Surface Displays (SSD): Creates 3D representations from 2D images.
- Minimum Intensity Projection (MinIP): Shows the minimum attenuation values along a specific direction.
- Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP): Shows the maximum attenuation values along a specific direction.
- Volume Rendering (VR): Creates images from the entire 3D volume, allowing visualization of internal structures.
- Perspective Volume Renderings Technique (pVRT), or Virtual Endoscopy (VE): Creates virtual endoscopic views of organs.
- Curved Plane Reconstructions: Generates images along curved paths, useful for visualizing specific anatomical regions.
CT Image Quality
- CT image quality depends on image contrast, spatial resolution, image noise, and artifacts. These factors interact to affect the sensitivity and visibility of details in the image.
CT Image Contrast
- Subject Contrast: Determined by differential attenuation — differences in x-ray attenuation by absorption or scattering in different tissues. It depends mainly on differences in physical density, with Compton scattering playing a crucial role.
CT Spatial Resolution
- The ability to distinguish small, closely spaced objects on an image.
- Factors affecting spatial resolution:
- Motion: Can introduce blurring and artifacts.
- Matrix Size and Pixel Size: Larger matrices and smaller pixel sizes lead to better resolution.
CT Image Noise
- Represents the random fluctuations in the signal received by the detectors.
- Factors affecting image noise:
- X-ray Tube Amperage (mA): Higher mA values lead to higher beam intensity and reduced noise.
- Scan (Rotation) Time: Longer scan times result in more x-rays detected and reduced noise.
- Slice Thickness: Thicker slices increase the number of x-rays detected and reduce noise, but can also decrease spatial resolution.
- Peak Kilovoltage (kVp): Higher kVp increases the number of x-rays penetrating the patient, reducing noise but potentially affecting subject contrast.
CT Image Artifacts
- Undesirable features on the image that are not representative of the true anatomy.
- Types of CT artifacts:
- Shading Artifacts: Caused by beam hardening effects, where x-rays passing through denser objects (like bone) become more penetrating, affecting CT number accuracy.
- Ring Artifacts: Associated with third-generation scanners, they arise from errors in individual detector elements.
- Streak Artifacts: Can occur in all scanners due to inconsistent or bad detector measurements.
- Motion: Artifacts arise when anatomy moves during the scan.
- Metal: Metals can exceed the maximum attenuation value that a CT system can image, causing streak artifacts.
- Partial Volume Effects: When a voxel contains multiple tissue types, it produces an average CT number, leading to banding and streaks.
- Insufficient X-ray Intensity: High random errors occur when x-ray intensity is low.
- Malfunctions: Tube arcing or system misalignment can cause artifacts.
- Out of Field Artifacts: Caused by anatomy outside the scanned area, blocking detectors and causing streaks throughout the image.
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Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of computed tomography, including image reconstruction processes, components, and techniques. This quiz covers essential concepts such as the Radon Transform and multiplanar reformatting. Perfect for students and professionals in medical imaging.
