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Fundamentals of X-Ray Computed Tomography: Acquisition and Reconstruction

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Computed tomography (CT) provides quantitative assessment of tissue properties by a unique linear relationship between signal and CT contrast agents. Clinically, CT is widely used in the acute setting but also for chronic conditions. High radiation dose and the potential for contrast-induced acute kidney injury are the two major challenges for CT. This chapter briefly summarizes the clinical use of CT and presents the physical and technical basis of CT data acquisition and image reconstruction.

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Acknowledgment

Professor Dewey would like to thank Drs. Feger, Rief, and Zimmermann for excellent support.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Marc Dewey

  2. Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

    Marc Kachelrieß

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  1. Department of Radiology, Humboldt University of Berlin Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany

    Ingolf Sack

  2. Medical Physics and Metrological Information Technology, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt , Berlin, Germany

    Tobias Schaeffter

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Dewey, M., Kachelrieß, M. (2018). Fundamentals of X-Ray Computed Tomography: Acquisition and Reconstruction. In: Sack, I., Schaeffter, T. (eds) Quantification of Biophysical Parameters in Medical Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65924-4_14

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