Spatial Resolution Limits of Multislice Computed Tomography (MS-CT), C-arm-CT, and Flat Panel-CT (FP-CT) Compared to MicroCT for Visualization of a Small Metallic Stent

Academic Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 866-875

  Ionescu, Mircea ^a   Metcalfe, Ralph W ^a   Cody, Dianna ^b   Alvarado, Miguel Valdivia y ^c   Hipp, John ^d   Benndorf, Goetz ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C arm CT; DynaCT; FP CT; MicroCT; MS CT; Restenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; C ARM FLAT DETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAT PANEL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL METALLIC STENT; SOUND INTENSITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 79958805039     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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