Cardiac imaging by means of electrocardiographically gated multisection spiral CT: initial experience.

Ohnesorge, B; Flohr, T; Becker, C; Kopp, A F; Schoepf, U J; Baum, U; Knez, A; Klingenbeck-Regn, K et al. · Radiology · 2000

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Abstract

The authors introduce a method for cardiac investigations by using electrocardiographically gated spiral scanning with a four-section computed tomographic system. Three-dimensional images were reconstructed by means of a 250-msec temporal resolution and continuous volume coverage by using a dedicated multisection cardiac volume reconstruction algorithm. Motion-free thin-section volume images were acquired with thin sections and overlapping image increments within a single breath hold. Data segment shifts in time allowed for multiphase imaging.

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