title: Helical computed tomography for abdominal imaging.
abstract: Significant technologic advances have taken place in computed tomography (CT). Current-generation conventional CT scanners are able to image a slice of tissue in as little as 2 to 3 seconds and can acquire several consecutive images. Although it is a substantial improvement from the CT of 5 years ago, there remain practical limits to the utility of conventional CT imaging within the abdomen. Recently, a new type of CT gantry design ("slip-ring") and faster computers have contributed to the development of a new generation of CT scanners, the "helical" or "spiral" CT scanners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, BL-428 CHS, Los Angeles, California 90010, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Krasny
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013997:Time Factors; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*