title: A one year experience with the multislice helical CT.
abstract: New detector morphology and increased computer power have led to a second leap in CT technology. With multislice helical CT, four slices per rotation are reconstructed resulting in a 3 to 6 times reduction of the examination time. During our one-year experience with the multislice CT, we have learnt that the major advantage of the technique is the possibility to cover a large volume with thin slices. Combination of both makes it possible to scan an entire anatomic region during the optimal enhancement phase (after i.v. contrast injection) with a high spatial resolution. New diagnostic possibilities can be explored by CT together with improved and more detailed post-processing tools.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, A.Z. St.-Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rigauts
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media