NERS/BIOE 481
Lecture 11
Computed Tomography

VII. Computed Tomography (Detailed Syllabus)

  1. X-ray Computed Tomography (L11)
  2. CT Reconstruction methods   (L11/L12)
Reading (pdf):
Assigned Webb, Ch.4 28 pgs Tomography and reconstruction.
Optional Flynn, L11ct 6 pgs Computed Tomography Noise Propogation
Resource Radon 1917 7 pgs Inverse integral solution, 1986 translation.
Resource DFC Patent 8 pgs US Patent on Dynamic Flux Control.
Resource Rydberg 2000 20 pgs Multislice CT, clinical applications.
Resource Barrett 2004 13 pgs Artifacts in CT.
Resource Kalra 2004 9 pgs Automatic Tube Current Modulation for CT.
Resource Hara 2009 8 pgs CT Iterative Reconstruction Evalution.
Resource Geyer 2015 19 pgs CT Iterative Reconstruction Techniques.
Resource Altman 2013 35 pgs Lecture slides on CT Detectors (Philips) .
Lecture Material:

L11, Part A:   slides(pdf,4.9MB), printview(pdf,1.6MB)

L11, Part B:   slides(pdf,3.1MB), printview(pdf,1.2MB)

Homework: L11-HW10   (pdf)
    Answer : L11-HW10+ (pdf)
Links
Kak & Slaney Electronic Book, "Principles of CT Imaging"
CT Wiki An actively maintained wikipedia article.
Xoran Xoran Technologies, Ann Arbor, MI
MayoCT CT Clinical Innovation Center, Mayo Clinic
Fessler, UofM Jeff Fessler, EECS UofM (Iterative Reconstruction Expert)