In CT perfusion imaging of the brain for a patient with a CVA, the ischemic brain tissue that is
beyond repair is called the - Answers infarct core
The range of displayed pixels values is decided by the selected - Answers window width
The ____________ phase of kidney enhancement demonstrates peak opacification of the aorta
and renal arteries - Answers arterial
The quantity of information that can be contained within each pixel is the - Answers bit depth
A newer type of reconstruction method which uses the shapes of the primary and remnant
beams to generate an image with reduced noise is called - Answers model based iterative
reconstruction
The average time it takes for blood to pass through a given region of brain tissue is the -
Answers mean transit time
Filtration affects the radiation dose by - Answers removing low-energy photons from the beam
before it reaches the patient
The section interval is the - Answers space between each slice, section or image
The _____________ is the table distance traveled in one 360 degree rotation of a helical scanner
divided by the collimated width of the beam - Answers pitch
The ability of the CT system to record spatial frequency and resolve objects is demonstrated by
the - Answers modulation transfer function
The human eye can differentiate _______ shades of gray - Answers 60 to 80
The tube housing and cooling oil contribute to ___________ filtration - Answers inherent
Manufacturers use the ____________ when reporting typical CT scanner doses to the US FDA -
Answers CTDI
All of the following are benefits of effective communication except - Answers faster scan times
What represents the HU of muscle - Answers 45
A single voxel may encompass more than one tissue type, in which case the system uses
___________ to assign the voxel a single CT number - Answers partial volume averaging
When imaging the eye orbits, axial images are obtained parallel to the - Answers IOML
Which CT system does not use moving parts - Answers Electron beam CT