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3D Imaging with Flat-Detector C-Arm Systems

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Multislice CT

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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) C-arm computed tomography is a new and innovative imaging technique. It uses two-dimensional (2D) X-ray projections acquired with a flat-panel detector C-arm angiography system to generate CT-like images. To this end, the C-arm system performs a sweep around the patient, acquiring up to several hundred 2D views. They serve as input for 3D cone-beam reconstruction. Resulting voxel data sets can be visualized either as cross-sectional images or as 3D data sets using different volume rendering techniques. Initially targeted at 3D high-contrast neurovascular applications, 3D C-arm imaging has been continuously improved over the years and is now capable of providing CT-like soft-tissue image quality. In combination with 2D fluoroscopic or radiographic imaging, information provided by 3D C-arm imaging can be valuable for therapy planning, guidance, and outcome assessment all in the interventional suite.

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    Norbert Strobel, Oliver Meissner, Jan Boese, Thomas Brunner, Benno Heigl, Martin Hoheisel, Günter Lauritsch, Marcus Pfister, Ernst-Peter Rührnschopf, Bernhard Scholz, Bernd Schreiber, Martin Spahn, Michael Zellerhoff & Klaus Klingenbeck-Regn

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Strobel, N. et al. (2009). 3D Imaging with Flat-Detector C-Arm Systems. In: Reiser, M., Becker, C., Nikolaou, K., Glazer, G. (eds) Multislice CT. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33125-4_3

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