Flash imaging in dual source CT (DSCT)

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7258, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bruder, H ^a   Petersilka, M ^a   Mehldau, H ^a   Heidinger, W ^a   Allmendinger, T ^a   Schmidt, B ^a   Raupach, R ^a   Thierfelder, C ^a   Stierstorfer, K ^a   Flohr, T ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac CT; Dual source computed tomography (DSCT); Flash CT; Multi slice computed tomography; Radiation dose; Step and shoot cardiac CT

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC CT; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (DSCT); FLASH CT; MULTI-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; STEP-AND-SHOOT CARDIAC CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ROTATION; X RAY TUBES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 66749184820     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.811119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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