Ultrahigh-resolution CT and DR scanner

Frank A. DiBianca; Vivek Gupta; Ping Zou; Lawrence M. Jordan; Joseph S. Laughter; Herbert D. Zeman; Jeno I. Sebes M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.349526

28 May 1999 Ultrahigh-resolution CT and DR scanner

Frank A. DiBianca, Vivek Gupta, Ping Zou, Lawrence M. Jordan, Joseph S. Laughter, Herbert D. Zeman, Jeno I. Sebes M.D.

Proceedings Volume 3659, Medical Imaging 1999: Physics of Medical Imaging; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349526
Event: Medical Imaging '99, 1999, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A new technique called Variable-Resolution X-ray (VRX) detection that dramatically increases the spatial resolution in computed tomography (CT) and digital radiography (DR) is presented. The technique is based on a principle called 'projective compression' that allows the resolution element of a CT detector to scale with the subject or field size. For very large (40 - 50 cm) field sizes, resolution exceeding 2 cy/mm is possible and for very small fields, microscopy is attainable with resolution exceeding 100 cy/mm. Several effects that could limit the performance of VRX detectors are considered. Experimental measurements on a 16-channel, CdWO₄ scintillator + photodiode test array yield a limiting MTF of 64 cy/mm (8(mu) ) in the highest-resolution configuration reported. Preliminary CT images have been made of small anatomical specimens and small animals using a storage phosphor screen in the VRX mode. Measured detector resolution of the CT projection data exceeds 20 cy/mm (less than 25 (mu) ); however, the final, reconstructed CT images produced thus far exhibit 10 cy/mm (50 (mu) ) resolution because of non-flatness of the storage phosphor plates, focal spot effects and the use of a rudimentary CT reconstruction algorithm. A 576-channel solid-state detector is being fabricated that is expected to achieve CT image resolution in excess of that of the 26-channel test array.

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Frank A. DiBianca, Vivek Gupta, Ping Zou, Lawrence M. Jordan, Joseph S. Laughter, Herbert D. Zeman, and Jeno I. Sebes M.D. "Ultrahigh-resolution CT and DR scanner", Proc. SPIE 3659, Medical Imaging 1999: Physics of Medical Imaging, (28 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349526

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