Cardiac CT: how much can temporal resolution, spatial resolution, and volume coverage be improved?

Thomas G Flohr; Rainer Raupach; Herbert Bruder

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2009.04.004

Cardiac CT: how much can temporal resolution, spatial resolution, and volume coverage be improved?

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 May-Jun;3(3):143-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.04.004. Epub 2009 May 3.

Authors

Thomas G Flohr¹, Rainer Raupach, Herbert Bruder

Affiliation

¹ Siemens Healthcare, CT PLM-E PA, Forchheim, Germany. thomas.flohr@siemens.com

PMID: 19527890
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.04.004

Abstract

In this article, we review the current status and discuss potential further improvements and limitations of system parameters relevant for cardiac CT, in particular spatial resolution, temporal resolution, and volume coverage.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods