Multichannel CT Lectures

The following is a listing of available Multichannel CT lectures from the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Radiology. Our faculty is continually working on further research and lecture materials in the area of Multichannel CT.

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64-Channel CT Scanning: Six months clinical experience of thoracic, angiographic, cardiac, abdominal, musculoskeletal and neurological Imaging.
Jonas Rydberg, MD., et al. (RSNA 2005 Exhibit)

64-Channel Computed Tomography: Six Months' Clinical Experience with applications in the thorax
Darel E. Heitkamp, M.D., et al. (RSNA 2005 Exhibit)

40-Channel CT Scanning: 12 Month Clinical Experience
       Jonas Rydberg, M.D., et al. (ARRS 2005)

Isotropic Chest CT: Diagnostic Quality of Reformats
       Kumar Sandrasegaran, M.D., et al. (ARRS 2005)

Isotropic CT of Abdomen & Pelvis: Diagnostic Quality of Reformats
       Kumar Sandrasegaran, M.D., et al. (ARRS 2005)

Routine Isotropic Scanning of Abdomen and Pelvis With 40-Channel CT: Value of Coronal and Sagittal Reformats
       Kumar Sandrasegaran, M.D., et al. (ARRS 2005)

Routine Isotropic Scanning of Chest With 40-Channel CT: Value of Coronal and Sagittal Reformats
       Jonas Rydberg, M.D., et al. (ARRS 2005)

40-channel CT scanning: Six months clinical experience with cardiac, angiographic, musculoskeletal, thoracic and abdominal imaging
       Jonas Rydberg, M.D., et al. (RSNA 2004)

CT Angiography with a 40-channel CT scanner: Six months clinical experience with Cardiac CTA, Neuro CTA, Body CTA and Extremity CTA.
       Jonas Rydberg, M.D., et al. (RSNA 2004)

Parameters affecting isotropic visualization with 4, 16, and 40 multi-channel CT scanners: Relevance to small joint imaging
       Kenneth Buckwalter, M.D., et al. (2004 RSNA Educational Exhibit) Evaluates the parameters affecting the z-axis resolution using different CT detector row configurations to compare the effects of each element width, pitch, and reconstruction overlap by scanning a line pair phantom on 4, 16, and 40 Channel CT scanners.

The Benefits of Including Reformatted Coronal Images in Routine Chest CT Work
       Darel E. Heitkamp, M.D., et al. (2004 RSNA Educational Exhibit) Provides an understanding of the benefits of reformatting images in the coronal plane for all standard chest CT exams.

Multichannel CT-Enteroclysis: A Review of 400 Cases
       Darel E. Heitkamp, M.D., et al. (SGR 2003 Poster)
Discussion of the technical principles and clinical applications of CT-Enteroclysis.

Sweet 16: Basic Principles of a 16-Slice CT Scanner and Initial Clinical Experience with Angiographic, Musculoskeletal, Thoracic, and Abdominal Imaging
       Jonas Rydberg, M.D., et al. (RSNA 2002 Educational Exhibit)
The basic principles of 16-channel CT as well as initial clinical experience are presented.

3-D CT Rendering of Tendons of the Foot and Ankle
       Robert H. Choplin, M.D., F.A.C.R., et al. (RSNA 2001 Poster)
An informational exhibit that reviews some of the various CT methodology and focuses on the techniques and utility of 3-D CT rendering in the ankle.

Multislice Helical Computed Tomography in the Pre- and Post-Operative Assessment of Endovascular Stent Grafting for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
       Jonas Rydberg, M.D., et al. (ARRS 2000 Gold Medal Exhibit)
An illustration and explanation the stent-graft technique through the presentation of pre- and post-operative multislice CT evaluations for stent-graft surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Musculoskeletal Imaging with Multislice Helical Computed Tomography
       Kenneth Buckwalter, M.D., et al. (ARRS 2000 Exhibit)
Presents the role of the multislice CT in musculoskeletal imaging with the emphasis on volumetric 0.5 mm scanning, demonstrating extending anatomic coverage and scanning techniques for large patients or patients with metal hardware.

Prospective Living Renal Donors: Evaluation for Laparoscopic Nephrectomy with Multislice CT: The Marriage of Minimally Invasive Imaging with Minimally Invasive Surgery
       Kenyon Kopecky, M.D. et al. (RSNA 2000 Exhibit)
A presentation of pre-operative multislice CT evaluation for laparoscopic renal nephrectomy. Emphasis is put on the CT-technique and evaluation of the arterial- and venous- anatomy.

Head and Neck Imaging Utilizing Multislice Helical CT: Techniques & Applications
       Karen Caldemeyer, M.D. (RSNA 1999 Educational Exhibit)
Presents isotropic imaging of the temporal bone and also provides an overview of multislice CT protocols of the head and neck.

Multislice Helical CT
       Jonas Rydberg, M.D., et al. (RSNA 1999 Educational Exhibit)
Clinical examples are used to explain and illustrate technical principles of multislice CT.