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Multi-slice CT: Current Technology and Future Developments

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Multislice CT

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

Abstract

Since its introduction in the early seventies of the past century, computed tomography (CT) has undergone tremendous improvements in terms of technology, performance, and clinical applications. Based on the historic evolution of CT and basic CT physics this chapter describes the status quo of the technology and tries to anticipate future developments. Besides the description of key components of CT systems, a special focus is laid on breakthrough developments such as multi-slice CT and dedicated scan modes for cardiac imaging.

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    Note that the slice width is always measured at the isocenter of the CT system.

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    Stefan Ulzheimer & Thomas Flohr

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    Malte Bongers & Thomas Flohr

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Ulzheimer, S., Bongers, M., Flohr, T. (2018). Multi-slice CT: Current Technology and Future Developments. In: Nikolaou, K., Bamberg, F., Laghi, A., Rubin, G.D. (eds) Multislice CT. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2018_187

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