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Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Volume 16, 2014

Advances in Computed Tomography Imaging Technology

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) is an essential tool in diagnostic imaging for evaluating many clinical conditions. In recent years, there have been several notable advances in CT technology that already have had or are expected to have a significant clinical impact, including extreme multidetector CT, iterative reconstruction algorithms, dual-energy CT, cone-beam CT, portable CT, and phase-contrast CT. These techniques and their clinical applications are reviewed and illustrated in this article. In addition, emerging technologies that address deficiencies in these modalities are discussed.

Keyword(s): cone-beam CT, dual-energy CT, extreme multidetector CT, iterative reconstruction, phase-contrast CT, portable CT
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