M Part I Flashcards
A precise step to be performed in a specific order to solve a problem
Basis for most computer programming
Algorithm
A mathematical method of creating missing data
Interpolation
Two types of data
Raw data
Image data
-have assigned value
-includes all measurements detailed from the detector array
-requires more storage space
Raw data
The reconstruction that is automatically produced during scanning
Prospective Reconstruction
The process of generating new image after scanning
Retrospective Reconstruction
Image data is also known as [..]
Reconstructed Data
Convolved data that have been back-projected into the image matrix to create CT images displayed on a monitor
Various digital filters are available to suppress noise and improved data
Image data
Factors that affect attenuation
Atomic no.
POI thickness
Energy of x-ray
Those which result once the computer has processed the raw data
One HU is assigned to each pixel
Image Data
IF ONLY IMAGE DATA IS AVAILABLE, DATA MANIPULATION IS [..]
LIMITED
Reconstruction that can make slices thinner/thicker using raw data
Retrospective Reconstruction
The part of the beam that falls one irection
Ray
The detector senses each arriving ray and measures how much of the beam has been attenuated
Ray Sum
A complete set of ray sums
View
The system accounts for attenuation properties of each ray sum and correlates it to the position of the ray
Attenuation profile
Reconstruction Algorithms (3)
Back Projection
Filtered Back Projection
Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction
Other names for Back Projecion
Summation Method/Linear Superposition Method
PROCESS of Back projection
Ray sum data acquired from each projection
Projected back onto the matrix
PROBLEM of Back Projection
- Low spatial resolution
- Bluming and produces star pattern artifact
Introduced to address the star pattern artifact
Filtered Back Projection
Process of applying a filter function to an attenuation profile
Convolution/Kernel Elements
Used in filtered back projection of reduce statistical noise
Fouler Theory