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Tomography refers to the method of producing images of plane sections, or slices of a solid object. The word is derived from Greek ''tomos'' meaning section.
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At this point let me introduce a few common medical imaging modalities:
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*Anatomical Imaging Modalities
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**Chest X-ray
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**Computed Tomography (CT)
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**Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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*Functional Imaging Modalities
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**Signal Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT)
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**Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
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**Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
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Anatomical imaging modalities only reveal the structure of an object, Figure 1, for example, compares MRI scans of two patients. Functional imaging modalities can differentiate between active and inactive cells. Figure 2 shows an fMRI scan of a woman's brain after a stroke.
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[[Image:intro_fig1.jpeg|400px|thumb|left|Fig 1: MRI scans comparing a normal brain (top) to that of a patient suffering from Ataxia (bottom)]]
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[[Image:intro_fig2.jpeg|400px|thumb|left|Fig 2: fMRI scan of a brain after a stroke. Blues and greens correspond to normal blood flow, reds and blacks correspond to abnormal blood flow.]]

Revision as of 15:35, 4 May 2013

sLecture

Topic 2: Tomographic Reconstruction
Intro
CT
PET


The Bouman Lectures on Image Processing

A sLecture by Maliha Hossain

Subtopic 1: Intro to Tomographic Reconstruction

© 2013




Excerpt from Prof. Bouman's Lecture


Accompanying Lecture Notes


Tomography refers to the method of producing images of plane sections, or slices of a solid object. The word is derived from Greek tomos meaning section.

At this point let me introduce a few common medical imaging modalities:

  • Anatomical Imaging Modalities
    • Chest X-ray
    • Computed Tomography (CT)
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Functional Imaging Modalities
    • Signal Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT)
    • Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
    • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

Anatomical imaging modalities only reveal the structure of an object, Figure 1, for example, compares MRI scans of two patients. Functional imaging modalities can differentiate between active and inactive cells. Figure 2 shows an fMRI scan of a woman's brain after a stroke.

Fig 1: MRI scans comparing a normal brain (top) to that of a patient suffering from Ataxia (bottom)
Fig 2: fMRI scan of a brain after a stroke. Blues and greens correspond to normal blood flow, reds and blacks correspond to abnormal blood flow.

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