Textbook - Chapter 3 + 4 Flashcards
what is interpolation?
mathematical method of creating missing data
what are the 4 principal components of a computer?
input, output, central processing unit and memory
what are examples of input devices?
keyboard, mouse, touch-sensitive plasma screen, and CT detector mechanism
what are examples of output devices?
monitor, laser camera, printer and archiving equipment
what is the cpu?
the part of the system that interprets the computer program instructions and sequence tasks
what are the three principle types of solid-state memory?
- rom
- ram
- worm
which type of solid-state memories are part of the system’s primary memory?
- rom
- ram
what are rom used for?
- imprinted at the factory
- stores frequently used instructions to start the system
what are ram used for?
- has instructions that are frequently changed
image reconstruction
use of raw data to create an image
attenuation profile
system accounting for the attenuation properties of each ray sum and correlating it with the position of the ray
ray
path the x-ray beam takes from tube to detector
ray sum
detector senses each arriving ray and measure how much of the beam has been attenuated
views
compete set of ray sums
back projection
compilation of information from all the attenuation profiles to create an image
what are some drawbacks to back projection?
it produces a streak artifact in a star pattern
how do you minimize streak artifacts?
filters
filters are applied to only ______ data.
raw
SFOV
determines the area that the raw data is acquired
out-of-field artifacts
when parts of the patient is outside the SFOV causing inaccuracies in the images
DFOV
section of data selected to be displayed on the image
too large DFOV = image to be _______
small
small images due to too large of a DFOV will result in?
- more data in each pixel = decrease in spatial resolution
CT display monitor
used to display patient information, scan protocol data, provides many graphic aids to assist in image interpretation