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(HU) [CT scanner display unit] The arbitrary scale is defined by air, which has a CT number of -1000 HU, and water, with a CT number of 0 HU. It is named after Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, who developed the first clinical CT scanner.
See also Hounsfield Scale.
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CAT/CT guided biopsies and other minimally invasive interventions are well established medical procedures. Since the beginning of computed tomography, conventional CAT/CT imaging studies has been used to guide an interventional procedure such as a tissue biopsy of a suspected tumor or metastases.
Advanced interventional CT scanners provide fluoroscopic techniques allowing additionally the guidance of minimally invasive surgery or micro-therapy. Fluoro CT allows the continuous monitoring of the needle trajectory or inserted surgical instrument. A wide gantry opening, external tilting laser for needle guidance and special software ease the intervention.
CT images are also used to plan radiotherapy cancer treatment and determine how the disease is responding to the treatment.
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(CT or CAT scan) Computed tomography is a diagnostic imaging technique, previously also known as computerized axial tomography (CAT), computer-assisted tomography (CAT), computerized tomographic imaging, and reconstructive tomography (RT).
A CT scan is based on the measurement of the amount of energy that a tissue absorbs as a beam of radiation passes through it from a source to a detector. As the patient table moves through the CT scanner, the CT tube rotates within the circular opening and the set of x-ray detectors rotate in synchrony. The narrow, fan-shaped x-ray beam has widths ranging from 1 to 20 mm. The large number of accurate measurements with precisely controlled geometry is transformed by mathematical procedures to image data. Corresponding to CT slices of a certain thickness, a series of two-dimensional cross-sectional images is created.
A CT is acquired in the axial plane, while coronal and sagittal images can be rendered by computer reconstruction. Although a conventional radiography provides higher resolution for bone x-rays, CT can generate much more detailed images of the soft tissues. Contrast agents are often used for enhanced delineation of anatomy and allow additional 3D reconstructions of arteries and veins.
CT scans use a relatively high amount of ionizing radiation compared to conventional x-ray imaging procedures. Due to widespread use of CT imaging in medicine, the exposure to radiation from CT scans is an important issue. To put this into perspective, the FDA considers the risk of absorbed x-rays from CT scans to be very small. Even so, the FDA recommends avoiding unnecessary exposure to radiation during diagnostic imaging procedures, especially for children.
CT is also used in other than medical fields, such as nondestructive testing of materials including rock, bone, ceramic, metal and soft tissue.
See also Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography.
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(CTDI) The computed tomography dose index is most commonly used dose descriptor, which represents the dose to a location (e.g., depth) in a scanned volume.
This index describes the dose from a single rotation of a CT scanner. CTDI must be corrected for pitch or couch increment to receive the dose for a series of slices. The CTDI100 is measured using a 100 mm long ionization chamber. The CTDIair is the value of CTDI determined free-in-air.
Different definitions of CTDI exist and are used in different applications.
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