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Physical Principles and Equipment: IVUS
Images made from ultrasound are based on the transmission and reception of sound waves reflected from tissue. Ultrasound transducers use a piezoelectric crystal (usually a ceramic) to generate and receive ultr...
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CT Assessment of the Myocardial Blood Supply: Quantitative Imaging
Myocardial perfusion computed tomography (CTP) is a promising imaging technique on the verge of expanding the capabilities of CT. Especially, the capability of CTP to enable quantitative evaluations may provid...
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Article
Thoracic Aortic Stent-Graft Placement for Safe Removal of a Malpositioned Pedicle Screw
We describe a case of percutaneous placement of a thoracic aortic stent-graft for safe removal of a malpositioned pedicle screw in a 52-year-old man. The patient had undergone posterior thoracic spinal instrum...
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Comparison of image quality of 64-slice multidetector CT coronary CT angiography using automated and manual multiphase methods for the determination of optimal phases for image reconstruction in patients with various mean heart rates
This study aimed to compare the effects of the automated and manual methods for determining the optimal phase of image reconstruction with the use of 64-slice coronary CT angiography (CCTA). In 63 patients, th...