Appropriate Use Criteria for Ventilation Perfusion Imaging in
... commonly available 24 hours a day, seven days per week than is gamma camera imaging, and because CTPA has simpler diagnostic algorithms, and has the ability to show other pulmonary and mediastinal lesions that may cause symptoms similar to those for PE, CTPA has become, to many people, the preferred ...
... commonly available 24 hours a day, seven days per week than is gamma camera imaging, and because CTPA has simpler diagnostic algorithms, and has the ability to show other pulmonary and mediastinal lesions that may cause symptoms similar to those for PE, CTPA has become, to many people, the preferred ...
Fusion imaging of real-time ultrasonography with CT or MRI for
... lesion between real-time US and CT or MR images, which can be repeated until optimal image fusion is obtained (Fig. 1). If a target lesion is already identified on real-time US before applying fusion imaging, image fusion can be performed very quickly using the following method: the image plane cont ...
... lesion between real-time US and CT or MR images, which can be repeated until optimal image fusion is obtained (Fig. 1). If a target lesion is already identified on real-time US before applying fusion imaging, image fusion can be performed very quickly using the following method: the image plane cont ...
Report 05071 Siemens Somatom Sensation Open CT scanner
... The gantry aperture of 82 cm is wider than the 70 cm on other Siemens Sensation scanners. In addition to the standard scan field of view of 50 cm, the Open has an extended field of view that reconstructs images up to 82 cm. As the detector array covers only the central 50 cm standard field of view, ...
... The gantry aperture of 82 cm is wider than the 70 cm on other Siemens Sensation scanners. In addition to the standard scan field of view of 50 cm, the Open has an extended field of view that reconstructs images up to 82 cm. As the detector array covers only the central 50 cm standard field of view, ...
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... and portal venous phase allows optimal local staging. Modern contrast-enhanced MRI has been demonstrated to be equivalent to MDCT in detection and staging of PDAC. MRI provides superior contrast resolution and lesion conspicuity and may be better than CT at detecting small cancers. A limitation of ...
... and portal venous phase allows optimal local staging. Modern contrast-enhanced MRI has been demonstrated to be equivalent to MDCT in detection and staging of PDAC. MRI provides superior contrast resolution and lesion conspicuity and may be better than CT at detecting small cancers. A limitation of ...
CT and MRI Improve Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
... Research Institutes, Pasadena; and ¶Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California ...
... Research Institutes, Pasadena; and ¶Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California ...
Computed Tomography (CT) Proposed Rules for Radiation Safety 1
... Specify that the rules apply to all registrants who use CT systems for the intentional exposure of humans for the purpose of diagnostic imaging This would exempt PET/CT and SPECT/CT unless the CT portion of the system is used for diagnostic imaging Specific exemption for CT systems with power rating ...
... Specify that the rules apply to all registrants who use CT systems for the intentional exposure of humans for the purpose of diagnostic imaging This would exempt PET/CT and SPECT/CT unless the CT portion of the system is used for diagnostic imaging Specific exemption for CT systems with power rating ...
Important Safety Information
... mother. The body of scientific information related to radioactivity decay, drug tissue distribution and drug elimination shows that less than 0.01% of the radioactivity administered remains in the body after 24 hours (10 half-lives). To minimize the risks to a nursing infant, interrupt nursing for a ...
... mother. The body of scientific information related to radioactivity decay, drug tissue distribution and drug elimination shows that less than 0.01% of the radioactivity administered remains in the body after 24 hours (10 half-lives). To minimize the risks to a nursing infant, interrupt nursing for a ...
Quantitative SPECT reconstruction using CT
... Australia), followed by a perfusion scan where the patient is injected with a pre- and postcalibrated dose of [99mTc]-MAA (macro-aggregated albumin). A CT scan was used to provide attenuation data. Both the ventilation and perfusion studies were scatter- and attenuationcorrected in parallel, before ...
... Australia), followed by a perfusion scan where the patient is injected with a pre- and postcalibrated dose of [99mTc]-MAA (macro-aggregated albumin). A CT scan was used to provide attenuation data. Both the ventilation and perfusion studies were scatter- and attenuationcorrected in parallel, before ...
The Pathway to Dominating Radiology and Imaging
... alike; but who are the major players? As the future of radiology will potentially be determined, or at least significantly impacted by what these groups do, radiologists should know who they are and their strengths and focus points. The radiology/imaging market is difficult to parse and identify a s ...
... alike; but who are the major players? As the future of radiology will potentially be determined, or at least significantly impacted by what these groups do, radiologists should know who they are and their strengths and focus points. The radiology/imaging market is difficult to parse and identify a s ...
x-ray imaging - Teledyne DALSA
... As demonstrated by the values on the horizontal axis, the signal levels in these tests are very low (~10nGy or 1uR per frame). Such is needed in order to find the operating range of the detectors in which the contribution of the detector noise becomes a relevant factor. Remembering that the respecti ...
... As demonstrated by the values on the horizontal axis, the signal levels in these tests are very low (~10nGy or 1uR per frame). Such is needed in order to find the operating range of the detectors in which the contribution of the detector noise becomes a relevant factor. Remembering that the respecti ...
Low dose CT of the lumbar spine has better image quality than
... The results from the current study have shown that low dose CT improves visualization of most anatomical structures. The strengths of the current study are that five reviewers took part in this study providing a wide range of experience in evaluating image quality, and that the study included tests ...
... The results from the current study have shown that low dose CT improves visualization of most anatomical structures. The strengths of the current study are that five reviewers took part in this study providing a wide range of experience in evaluating image quality, and that the study included tests ...
MRI of Benign Female Pelvis
... Field strengths of 1.5 T and, increasingly, 3 T are being used for evaluating the female pelvis. The current standard of care utilizes the pelvic multicoil array, which offers good signal-to-noise ratio and anatomic resolution. Voiding before scanning is usually suggested to minimize motion due to b ...
... Field strengths of 1.5 T and, increasingly, 3 T are being used for evaluating the female pelvis. The current standard of care utilizes the pelvic multicoil array, which offers good signal-to-noise ratio and anatomic resolution. Voiding before scanning is usually suggested to minimize motion due to b ...
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for prostate cancer
... • Need for targeted instead of blind biopsies, in order to reduce false negatives and to improve grading and staging • Need for accurate grading, staging and prognosis, in order to a) reduce side effects by enabling active surveillance and treating only relevant cases and b) avoid recurrence as a ...
... • Need for targeted instead of blind biopsies, in order to reduce false negatives and to improve grading and staging • Need for accurate grading, staging and prognosis, in order to a) reduce side effects by enabling active surveillance and treating only relevant cases and b) avoid recurrence as a ...
Package Insert - Zevacor Molecular
... the drug to the mother. The body of scientific information related to radioactivity decay, drug tissue distribution and drug elimination shows that less than 0.01% of the radioactivity administered remains in the body after 24 hours (10 half-lives). To minimize the risks to a nursing infant, interru ...
... the drug to the mother. The body of scientific information related to radioactivity decay, drug tissue distribution and drug elimination shows that less than 0.01% of the radioactivity administered remains in the body after 24 hours (10 half-lives). To minimize the risks to a nursing infant, interru ...
Biophysics Lectures - Medicinski fakultet Split
... The excited nucleus can jump to the bottom of its stairways in one or several steps. Thus gamma decay may result in one or several gamma rays of varying energies. Sometimes, instead of gamma decay, the nucleus uses other way to dispose the excess energy. Take, for example, the nucleus of tellerium-1 ...
... The excited nucleus can jump to the bottom of its stairways in one or several steps. Thus gamma decay may result in one or several gamma rays of varying energies. Sometimes, instead of gamma decay, the nucleus uses other way to dispose the excess energy. Take, for example, the nucleus of tellerium-1 ...
MRI evaluation of acute appendicitis in pregnancy
... peer review process for Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging is double-blinded. As such, the identities of the reviewers are not disclosed in line with the standard accepted practices of medical journal peer review. Conflicts of interest have been identified and resolved in accordance with Blackwel ...
... peer review process for Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging is double-blinded. As such, the identities of the reviewers are not disclosed in line with the standard accepted practices of medical journal peer review. Conflicts of interest have been identified and resolved in accordance with Blackwel ...
Role of Multiparametric MRI in the diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
... sequence also allows the evaluation of the AFMS. This crescent-shaped anatomical zone is characterized by homogeneous and markedly hypointense signal in T2-w, located at the extreme anterior part of the gland. A cancer in this area shows higher signal intensity than the surrounding tissue, often wi ...
... sequence also allows the evaluation of the AFMS. This crescent-shaped anatomical zone is characterized by homogeneous and markedly hypointense signal in T2-w, located at the extreme anterior part of the gland. A cancer in this area shows higher signal intensity than the surrounding tissue, often wi ...
Prospective comparative study of spiral computer tomography
... especially for patients who need multiple secondline imaging procedures during the screening period. The CT technique used in the present study produces an effective dose of approximately 12 mSv, leading to an estimated risk of a fatal radiation induced cancer of 1:1700 per examination for the gener ...
... especially for patients who need multiple secondline imaging procedures during the screening period. The CT technique used in the present study produces an effective dose of approximately 12 mSv, leading to an estimated risk of a fatal radiation induced cancer of 1:1700 per examination for the gener ...
Noninvasive cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery disease
... results between the latter two studies may have been modified by the fact that the CORE64 trial had a large proportion of symptomatic patients while only asymptomatic individuals were included in the study by Budoff et al. The effect of symptomatic status on the significance of a 0 calcium score was ...
... results between the latter two studies may have been modified by the fact that the CORE64 trial had a large proportion of symptomatic patients while only asymptomatic individuals were included in the study by Budoff et al. The effect of symptomatic status on the significance of a 0 calcium score was ...
Image quality vs radiation dose of four cone beam computed
... through the point cloud of the laser data in such a way that this function evaluates to zero on the surface, negative inside the surface and positive outside. The function was evaluated on a cubical grid in which the complete mandible was situated. This grid had a voxel size of 0.1 mm. As a result, ...
... through the point cloud of the laser data in such a way that this function evaluates to zero on the surface, negative inside the surface and positive outside. The function was evaluated on a cubical grid in which the complete mandible was situated. This grid had a voxel size of 0.1 mm. As a result, ...
Imaging strategies to reduce the risk of radiation in CT studies
... CT. One study reported on induction of DNA doublestrand breaks with CT in lymphocytes of subjects undergoing CT examination (23). DNA double-strand breaks may be viewed as a step in the pathway to carcinogenesis. Thus, there are data indicating an increased cancer risk at doses used in diagnostic CT ...
... CT. One study reported on induction of DNA doublestrand breaks with CT in lymphocytes of subjects undergoing CT examination (23). DNA double-strand breaks may be viewed as a step in the pathway to carcinogenesis. Thus, there are data indicating an increased cancer risk at doses used in diagnostic CT ...
Tomotherapy: A "Revolution" in Radiation Therapy
... The on-board megavoltage CT detection system is from a conventional, commercial diagnostic scanner using xenon detectors. Similarly, the patient couch is also from a commercial scanner. The CT detection system can be used for: (1) patient set-up verification and repositioning, if necessary, (2) ver ...
... The on-board megavoltage CT detection system is from a conventional, commercial diagnostic scanner using xenon detectors. Similarly, the patient couch is also from a commercial scanner. The CT detection system can be used for: (1) patient set-up verification and repositioning, if necessary, (2) ver ...
USE OF CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CBCT) IN
... of 8 cm x 8 cm or less. 2. Large field of view: craniofacial CBCT with a field of view of more than 8 cm x 8 cm. CBCT radiation doses are greater than those from conventional dental radiology (with silver films or digital sensors), but less than from medical CT (computed tomography) scans for study ...
... of 8 cm x 8 cm or less. 2. Large field of view: craniofacial CBCT with a field of view of more than 8 cm x 8 cm. CBCT radiation doses are greater than those from conventional dental radiology (with silver films or digital sensors), but less than from medical CT (computed tomography) scans for study ...
Positron emission tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine, functional imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule. Three-dimensional images of tracer concentration within the body are then constructed by computer analysis. In modern PET-CT scanners, three dimensional imaging is often accomplished with the aid of a CT X-ray scan performed on the patient during the same session, in the same machine.If the biologically active molecule chosen for PET is fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), an analogue of glucose, the concentrations of tracer imaged will indicate tissue metabolic activity as it corresponds to the regional glucose uptake. Use of this tracer to explore the possibility of cancer metastasis (i.e., spreading to other sites) is the most common type of PET scan in standard medical care (90% of current scans). However, on a minority basis, many other radioactive tracers are used in PET to image the tissue concentration of other types of molecules of interest. One of the disadvantages of PET scanners is their operating cost.