39805 - Computed Tomography Phisics

Academic Year 2015/2016

  • Docente: Luisa Pierotti
  • Credits: 3
  • SSD: FIS/07
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 8485)

Course contents

INTRODUCTION TO CT: COMPONENTS, IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION

EVOLUTION OF CT SYSTEM: SPIRAL CT, MULTISLICE CT

IMAGE QUALITY: QUALITY PARAMETERS (NOISE, CONTRAST RESOLUTION, SPATIAL RESOLUTION,..)

QUALITY CONTROL: TECHNICAL PARAMETERS: MEASURE AND EVALUATION

DOSE IN CT

ARTEFACTS

IMAGE REFORMATTING IN CT: MPR, VR, SURFACE 

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: CARDIAC CT, PERFUSION, VIRTUAL NAVIGATION, VESSEL ANALISYS, VOLUME CALCULATION

CT ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS

Office hours

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