Adaptive Bolus Chasing Computed Tomography Angiography: Control Scheme and Experimental Results.
In this paper, a new adaptive bolus-chasing control scheme is proposed to synchronize the bolus peak in a patient's vascular system and the imaging aperture of a computed tomography (CT) scanner. The proposed control scheme is theoretically evaluated and experimentally tested on a modified Siemens SOMATOM Volume Zoom CT scanner. The first set of experimental results are reported on bolus-chasing CT angiography using realistic bolus dynamics, real-time CT imaging and adaptive table control with physical vasculature phantoms. The data demonstrate that the proposed control approach tracks the bolus propagation well, and clearly outperforms the constant-speed scheme that is the current clinical standard.
Cai
Zhijun
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242.
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Colbin
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Zeng
Kai
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Potts
Tom
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Sharafuddin
Melhem
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Saba
Osama
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Wang
Ge
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Bai
Er-Wei
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