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The Fundamentals: Imaging Systems: Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography (CT)
This module is designed to provide a basic understanding of how CT systems create images, and how these systems can be used to guide interventions.
Module Components
Interactive Activity:
- Computed Tomography (CT)
Articles:
- Best Practices Guidelines for CT-Guided Interventional Procedures by Jones K, Dixon RG, Collins JD, Walser EM and Nikolic B.
- Increasing Role of Dual-Energy CT in Noninvasive Vascular Imaging by Hagspiel KD.
- Dynamic Volumetric CT Angiography for the Detection and Classification of Endoleaks: Application of Cine Imaging Using a 320-Row CT Scanner with 16-cm Detectors by Koike Y, Ishida K, Hase S, Kobayashi Y, Nishimura J, Yamasaki M, and Hosaka N.
Expected completion time: 3 hours
Learning Objectives
- Understand the basic principles of CT image acquisition and reconstruction.
- Understand determinants of image quality in CT and how they can be manipulated to alter image quality.
- Understand the basics of radiation dose in CT.
- Describe several special CT techniques that play a role in interventional radiology.
Module Developers:
- Yousuf Qaseem, MD - University of California, San Diego
- John Do, MD - University of California, San Diego
- Justin Greene, MD - University of California, San Diego