CT SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
CT ANGIOGRAPHY
CT IMAGE OF THE BLOOD VESSEL OPACIFIED BY CONTRAST
REQUIREMENTS FOR CTA PATIENT PREPARATION ACQUSITION PARAMETERS CONTRAST MEDIUM ADMINISTRATION POSTPROCESSING TECHNIQUES
PATIENT PREP. BUN 7-20 mg/dl CREAT –1.2 mg/dl IODINE ALLERGY- STEROID THERAPY HYPERVENTILATION BEFORE EXAM FOR BETTER BREATHOLD
CONTRAST ADMINISTERED WITH POWER INJECTOR
POWER INJECTOR PARAMETERS VOLUME OF CONTRAST-ml RATE ml/sec TIME OF INJECTION – sec SCAN DELAY TIME - sec
CONTRAST WARMER WHY???
CARE BOLUS
ACQUSITION PARAMETERS
PE?
Circle of Willis
Circle of Willis?! 40 SEC
ABDOMINAL CTA
CTA - MPR PLANE?
ABDOMINAL AND FEMORAL RUNOFF
CARDIAC CT
CARDIAC CT PROCEDURES CARDIAC ANGIOGRAM CALCIUM SCORING
NO IV CONTRAST USED
CALCIUM SCORING
CARDIAC ANGIOGRAM PERFORMED WITH CONTRAST INJECTION 4-5 cc/sec 150 cc total volume
CARDIAC ANGIOGRAM
CINE CTA
VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY CONCEPTS TO THE CREATION OF INNER VIEWS OF TUBULAR STRUCTURES
VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPE GRAPHICS-BASED SOFTWARE USED FOR SIMULATING ENDOSCOPIC EXPLORATION INSIDE A 3-D IMAGE
APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY COLONOSCOPY BRONCHOSCOPY CHOLANGIOPANCREATOSCOPY SINUS ENDOSCOPY BLADDER SPINAL CANAL ENDOSCOPY VESSEL ENDOSCOPY- ANGIOSCOPY NEURONS UTERUS & FALLOPIAN TUBES
COLONOSCOPY
BRONCHOSCOPY
VENTRICULOSCOPY
CORONARY ENDOSCOPY
HYSTERO-SALPINGOSCOPY
SPINAL CANAL SCOPE
DISADVANTAGE OF VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY HIGH COST LACK OF QUANTITATIVE DATA INABILITY OF PERFORMANCE OF REAL INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE WITHOUT REAL ENDOSCOPE NO INFO ON MUCOSAL SURFACE IMAGE QUALITY LIMITED BY RESOLUTION OF SYSTEM.
CT FLUORO
CONVENTIONAL CT LIMITATION LACK OF REAL TIME IMAGE DISPLAY DATA COLLECTION IMAGE RECON LAG!!
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF REAL TIME IMAGING FAST CONTINUOUS SCANNING FAST IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION CONTINUOUS IMAGE DISPLAY
RADIATION TREATMENT
The 65 cm variable field of view delivers 15 additional cm of visual coverage, allowing clinicians to see a patient’s entire anatomy, facilitating precise radiation therapy planning
Quantitative CT MEASUREMENT OF MINERAL CONTENT OF TRABECULAR BONE IN OSTEOPOROSIS BMD
QUANTITATIVE CT - STEPS SCOUTSLICE SELECTION AXIAL IMAGES AUTOMATIC CANTOUR TRACING ROI MEAN VALUE CALCULATION ROI VALUE CONVERTED TO BMD VALUE GRAPHIC OUTPUT, GRAPH BMD vs AGE, COMPARISON PERFORMED
XENON CT INHALATION OF XENON GAS.
XENON CT Z # 54
XENON- IDEAL GAS FOR STUDYING BRAIN FUNCTION AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW HIGH Z# - HIGH ATTENUATION HIGH FAT SOLUBILITY ABILITY TO CROSS BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
XENON CT USEFUL IN EVALUATING REGIONAL PERFUSION IN CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE AND STUDYING BRAIN METABOLISM. CLINICAL ROLE IN STUDYING: DEMENTIA, SLEEP DISORDERS, MIGRANES, AND EPILEPSY