Computed tomography : principles, design, artifacts, and recent advances /
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| Author / Creator: | Hsieh, Jiang. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE ; Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons, c2009. |
| Description: | xiv, 556 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7907102 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Nomenclature and Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Conventional X-ray Tomography
- 1.2. History of Computed Tomography
- 1.3. Different Generations of CT Scanners
- 1.4. Problems
- References
- 2. Preliminaries
- 2.1. Mathematics Fundamentals
- 2.2. Fundamentals of X-ray Physics
- 2.3. Measurement of Line Integrals and Data Conditioning
- 2.4. Sampling Geometry and Sinogram
- 2.5. Problems
- References
- 3. Image Reconstruction
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Several Approaches to Image Reconstruction
- 3.3. The Fourier Slice Theorem
- 3.4. The Filtered Backprojection Algorithm
- 3.5. Fan-Beam Reconstruction
- 3.6. Iterative Reconstruction
- 3.7. Problems
- References
- 4. Image Presentation
- 4.1. CT Image Display
- 4.2. Volume Visualization
- 4.3. Impact of Visualization Tools
- 4.4. Problems
- References
- 5. Key Performance Parameters of the CT Scanner
- 5.1. High-Contrast Spatial Resolution
- 5.2. Low-Contrast Resolution
- 5.3. Temporal Resolution
- 5.4. CT Number Accuracy and Noise
- 5.5. Performance of the Scanogram
- 5.6. Problems
- References
- 6. Major Components of the CT Scanner
- 6.1. System Overview
- 6.2. The X-ray Tube and High-Voltage Generator
- 6.3. The X-ray Detector and Data-Acquisition Electronics
- 6.4. The Gantry and Slip Ring
- 6.5. Collimation and Filtration
- 6.6. The Reconstruction Engine
- 6.7. Problems
- References
- 7. Image Artifacts: Appearances, Causes, and Corrections
- 7.1. What Is an Image Artifact?
- 7.2. Different Appearances of Image Artifacts
- 7.3. Artifacts Related to System Design
- 7.4. Artifacts Related to X-ray Tubes
- 7.5. Detector-induced Artifacts
- 7.6. Patient-induced Artifacts
- 7.7. Operator-induced Artifacts
- 7.8. Problems
- References
- 8. Computer Simulation Analysis
- 8.1. What Is Computer Simulation?
- 8.2. Simulation Overview
- 8.3. Simulation of Optics
- 8.4. Computer Simulation of Physics-related Performance
- 8.5. Problems
- References
- 9. Helical or Spiral CT
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Terminology and Reconstruction
- 9.3. Slice Sensitivity Profile and Noise
- 9.4. Helically Related Image Artifacts
- 9.5. Problems
- References
- 10. Miltislice CT
- 10.1. The Need for Multislice CT
- 10.2. Detector Configurations of Multislice CT
- 10.3. Nonhelical Mode of Reconstruction
- 10.4. Multislice Helical Reconstruction
- 10.5. Multislice Artifacts
- 10.6. Problems
- References
- 11. X-ray Radiation and Dose-Reduction Techniques
- 11.1. Biological Effects of X-ray Radiation
- 11.2. Measurement of X-ray dose
- 11.3. Methodologies for Dose Reduction
- 11.4. Problems
- References
- 12. Advanced CT Applications
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Cardiac Imaging
- 12.3. CT Fluoroscopy
- 12.4. CT Perfusion
- 12.5. Screening and Quantitative CT
- 12.6. Dual-Energy CT
- 12.7. Problems
- References
- Glossary
- Index
