title: Optimal section spacing in single-detector helical CT.
abstract: To define the section spacing that maximizes longitudinal resolution without needless section overlap, the optimal percentage of overlap was computed theoretically and expressed as a constant relative to the effective section thickness. For imaging applications that require maximal longitudinal resolution, single-detector helical computed tomographic images should be reconstructed with at least 60% overlap relative to the effective section thickness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, 2-332 SP, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. james.brink@yale.edu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brink
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016011:Normal Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data