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Computed Tomography Chapter 1 questions with correct answers rated 100%.Tomography ANS - Technique that was developed in the early 1920's to image a specific layer or section
of the body
Transverse Axial Tomography ANS - Developed in 1937, allowing cross-sectional images to be acquired
What is tomography ANS - Refers to imaging by sections or sectioning, through the use of any kind of penetrating wave.
Tomography is from the Greek word Tomos meaning ANS - Slice or section and graphe meaning drawing
CT image reconstruction from projections ANS - Produces sharp, clear cross-sectional images of the human body by reconstructing a large number of projections from different locations
Dr Godfrey Hounsfield ANS - Applied reconstruction techniques to produce the world's first clinical useful CT scanner for imaging the brain in 1967
3 steps of the formation of CT images ANS - Data acquisition, image reconstruction, image display, manipulation, storage, recording, and communication
Data acquisition ANS - Refers to the collection of X-ray transmission measurements from the patient
Special electronic detectors ANS - Measure the attenuation of the X-ray beam as it passes through the patient
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