title: Cardiac imaging by means of electrocardiographically gated multisection spiral CT: initial experience.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Siemens Medical Engineering, Division CTC 2, An der Lände 1, 91301 Forchheim, Germany. Bernd.Ohnesorge@med.siemens.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ohnesorge
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Flohr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: U J
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Schoepf
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Knez
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klingenbeck-Regn
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Reiser
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*