CT Basics 2.0 Nuclear Medicine Series
A Comprehensive Education in CT

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• CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 1N - CT Fundamentals

  

  CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 1N - CT Fundamentals

  This module defines the terminology used in CT for parameters, acquisition, and postprocessing, as well as various CT system principles and the components of CT machines. Image display properties and image archival methods for CT are also discussed.

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• CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 2N - Principles, Parameters and Display

  

  CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 2N - Principles, Parameters and Display

  This module provides an in-depth description of major CT equipment components and the sequence of events from the application of electrical current to the radiographic tube to the image. Methods for adjusting the operator console parameters to affect the CT image data will be discussed, as well as the elements of a digital image.

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• CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 3N - Data Acquisition

  

  CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 3N - Data Acquisition

  This module describes the methods of acquiring computed tomography images, the process of data acquisition and the factors that influence that process. The functions of the data acquisition system and how image data is processed will also be discussed.

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• CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 4N - Image Processing and Reconstruction

  

  CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 4N - Image Processing and Reconstruction

  This module describes the steps of computed tomography image reconstruction and the post-processing techniques needed for image enhancement. The tools used to view a CT image and the workstation applications for specialized CT scanning are also described in this module, along with methods for recording and archiving CT data.

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• CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 5N - Image Quality

  

  CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 5N - Image Quality

  This module describes the factors that affect image quality in CT, and the methodologies for defining image quality. Common CT image artifacts are discussed, as well as their contributing factors and the tests involved in CT quality control programs.

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• CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 6N - PET-CT

  

  CT Basics 2.0: Nuclear Medicine Series | Module 6N - PET-CT

  This module describes the components of a PET-CT system and explains how PET images are generated. Production methods and safe administration of radiopharmaceuticals are also discussed, and common oncologic, neurologic, and cardiac PET-CT procedures are summarized. The types and frequency of PET-CT quality control procedures are also covered.

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