Emerging clinical applications of computed tomography

X-ray computed tomography (CT) has recently been experiencing remarkable growth as a result of technological advances and new clinical applications. This paper reviews the essential physics of X-ray CT and its major components. Also reviewed are recent promising applications of CT, ie, CT-guided pro...

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Autores principales: Liguori, Carlo, Frauenfelder, Giulia, Massaroni, Carlo, Saccomandi, Paola, Giurazza, Francesco, Pitocco, Francesca, Marano, Riccardo, Schena, Emiliano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4467659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26089707
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/MDER.S70630
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author Liguori, Carlo
Frauenfelder, Giulia
Massaroni, Carlo
Saccomandi, Paola
Giurazza, Francesco
Pitocco, Francesca
Marano, Riccardo
Schena, Emiliano
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Giurazza, Francesco
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description X-ray computed tomography (CT) has recently been experiencing remarkable growth as a result of technological advances and new clinical applications. This paper reviews the essential physics of X-ray CT and its major components. Also reviewed are recent promising applications of CT, ie, CT-guided procedures, CT-based thermometry, photon-counting technology, hybrid PET-CT, use of ultrafast-high pitch scanners, and potential use of dual-energy CT for material differentiations. These promising solutions and a better knowledge of their potentialities should allow CT to be used in a safe and effective manner in several clinical applications.
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spelling pubmed-44676592015-06-18 Emerging clinical applications of computed tomography Liguori, Carlo Frauenfelder, Giulia Massaroni, Carlo Saccomandi, Paola Giurazza, Francesco Pitocco, Francesca Marano, Riccardo Schena, Emiliano Med Devices (Auckl) Review X-ray computed tomography (CT) has recently been experiencing remarkable growth as a result of technological advances and new clinical applications. This paper reviews the essential physics of X-ray CT and its major components. Also reviewed are recent promising applications of CT, ie, CT-guided procedures, CT-based thermometry, photon-counting technology, hybrid PET-CT, use of ultrafast-high pitch scanners, and potential use of dual-energy CT for material differentiations. These promising solutions and a better knowledge of their potentialities should allow CT to be used in a safe and effective manner in several clinical applications. Dove Medical Press 2015-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4467659/ /pubmed/26089707 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/MDER.S70630 Text en © 2015 Liguori et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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