Radiology 2000 Nov;217(2):564-71
Cardiac imaging by means of electrocardiographically gated multisection
spiral CT: initial experience.
Ohnesorge B, Flohr T, Becker C, Kopp AF, Schoepf UJ, Baum U, Knez A,
Klingenbeck-Regn K, Reiser MF.
The authors introduce a method for cardiac investigations by using
electrocardiographically gated spiral scanning with a four-section computed
tomographic system. Three-dimensional images were reconstructed by means of a
250-msec temporal resolution and continuous volume coverage by using a dedicated
multisection cardiac volume reconstruction algorithm. Motion-free thin-section
volume images were acquired with thin sections and overlapping image increments
within a single breath hold. Data segment shifts in time allowed for multiphase
imaging.
