Four-dimensional x-ray attenuation model of the human heart and the coronary vasculature and its use for the assessment of cardiac CT imaging technology

Maria Iatrou; Peter M. Edic; Harvey E. Cline; A. Nadeem Ishaque; Erdogan Cesmeli; Armin H. Pfoh

doi:10.1117/12.465553

3 May 2002 Four-dimensional x-ray attenuation model of the human heart and the coronary vasculature and its use for the assessment of cardiac CT imaging technology

Maria Iatrou, Peter M. Edic, Harvey E. Cline, A. Nadeem Ishaque, Erdogan Cesmeli, Armin H. Pfoh

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Proceedings Volume 4682, Medical Imaging 2002: Physics of Medical Imaging; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465553
Event: Medical Imaging 2002, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Using helical, multi-detector computed tomography (CT) imaging technology operating at sub-second scanning speeds, clinicians are investigating the capabilities of CT for cardiac imaging. In this paper, we describe the application of novel modeling tools to assess CT system capability. These tools allow us to quantify the capabilities of both hardware and software algorithms for cardiac imaging. The model consists of a human thorax, a dynamic model of a human heart, and a complete physics-based, CT system model. The use of the model to predict image quality is demonstrated by varying both the reconstruction algorithm (half-scan, sector-based) and CT system parameters (axial detector resolution). The mathematical tools described provide a means to rapidly evaluate new reconstruction algorithms and CT system designs for cardiac imaging.

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Maria Iatrou, Peter M. Edic, Harvey E. Cline, A. Nadeem Ishaque, Erdogan Cesmeli, and Armin H. Pfoh "Four-dimensional x-ray attenuation model of the human heart and the coronary vasculature and its use for the assessment of cardiac CT imaging technology", Proc. SPIE 4682, Medical Imaging 2002: Physics of Medical Imaging, (3 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465553

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