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Computed Tomography

Approaches, Applications, and Operations

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Editors:
  1. Ehsan Samei

    1. Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, USA

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  2. Norbert J. Pelc

    1. Department of Bioengineering and Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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  • Presents the current state of CT technology and all its key aspects
  • Casts the pathway for the future of the field
  • Serves as a handbook for use by practicing physicians, engineers, scientists, and trainees

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. CT Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Fan-Beam CT Systems

      • Norbert J. Pelc
      Pages 3-10

    3. Cone-Beam CT Systems

      • Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen
      Pages 11-26

    4. Novel CT Acquisition

      • Lifeng Yu
      Pages 27-43

    5. CT Statistical and Iterative Reconstructions and Post Processing

      • Norbert J. Pelc, Adam Wang
      Pages 45-59

  3. CT Performance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Dose and Risk Characterization in CT

      • Cameron Kofler, Edmond Olguin, Andres Abadia, Wesley E. Bolch
      Pages 63-83

    3. CT Image Quality Characterization

      • Ke Li, Guang-Hong Chen
      Pages 85-124

    4. Clinical CT Performance Evaluation

      • Nicole Lafata, Christopher J. MacLellan
      Pages 125-142

    5. CT Performance Optimization

      • Justin Solomon, Ehsan Samei
      Pages 143-164

  4. CT Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. CT Practice Management

      • Timothy P. Szczykutowicz
      Pages 167-182

    3. CT Practice Optimization

      • Mannudeep K. Kalra, Fatemeh Homayounieh, Ramandeep Singh
      Pages 183-198

    4. CT Practice Monitoring

      • Aiping Ding, Francesco Ria, Ehsan Samei
      Pages 199-220

  5. Spectral CT

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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    2. Methods for Spectral CT Imaging

      • Cynthia H. McCollough
      Pages 223-242

    3. Clinical Applications of Spectral CT

      • André Euler, Sebastian T. Schindera
      Pages 243-268

    4. Future Prospects of Spectral CT: Photon Counting

      • Taly Gilat Schmidt
      Pages 269-286

  6. Quantitative CT

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287
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About this book

This book offers a comprehensive and topical depiction of advances in CT imaging. CT has become a leading medical imaging modality, thanks to its superb spatial and temporal resolution to depict anatomical details. New advances have further extended the technology to provide physiological information, enabling a wide and expanding range of clinical applications. The text covers the latest advancements in CT technology and clinical applications for a variety of CT types and imaging methods. The content is presented in seven parts to offer a structure across a board coverage of CT: CT Systems, CT Performance, CT Practice, Spectral CT, Quantitative CT, Functional CT, and Special Purpose CT. Each contain chapters written by leading experts in the field, covering CT hardware and software innovations, CT operation, CT performance characterization, functional and quantitative applications, and CT systems devised for specific anatomical applications.  This book is an ideal resource for practitioners of CT applications in medicine, including physicians, trainees, engineers, and scientists. 

Reviews

“This book will also serve as a useful reference point for the consultant radiologist wishing to brush up on CT physics alongside advances within their subspeciality. ... this book is not confined to one of these fields and remains relevant to a wide audience.” (Mark Wills, RAD Magazine, December, 2020)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, USA

    Ehsan Samei

  • Department of Bioengineering and Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Norbert J. Pelc

About the editors

Ehsan Samei, Ph.D. is a Professor at Duke University with appointments in Radiology, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Medical Physics. He is the chief imaging physicist at Duke University Health System and serves as the director of the Medical Physics Graduate Program at Duke University. . 

Norbert Pelc, Sc.D is Boston Scientific Applied Biomedical Engineering Professor, Professor of Bioengineering and of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He is former chair of the Department of Bioengineering.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computed Tomography

  • Book Subtitle: Approaches, Applications, and Operations

  • Editors: Ehsan Samei, Norbert J. Pelc

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26957-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26956-2Published: 06 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26959-3Published: 20 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26957-9Published: 15 November 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 470

  • Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations, 199 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology

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