Exam 13: Other Technical Applications of Computed Tomography Imaging: Basic Principles

Technical developments in radiation therapy intended to improve the clinical performance of radiation treatment schemes include all of the following except:

Match the following computed tomography applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -Computed tomography fluoroscopy

Maximum intensity projection can be used to separate all of the following except:

Which of the following is the most sensitive of all x-ray techniques for measurement of bone mineral density?

Which step in the computed tomography simulation process includes the beam placement and the treatment design that are executed with virtual simulation software?

Which visualization tool refers to the viewing and evaluation of the images in the axial data set by panning through the set of images?

All of the following are fundamental imaging principles involved in real-time computed tomography except:

Shaded surface display images are useful in the display of all of the following except:

The computed tomography simulation process includes: I. scan the patient in the computed tomography scanner II. plan the treatment and computed tomography simulation III. treatment setup

Operators standing in the computed tomography room during the procedure must wear all of the following except:

Cardiac computed tomography applications include all of the following except:

The procedure that describes a geometric simulation process that provides beam arrangements and treatment fields without any dosimetric information is:

The image reconstruction space refers to the spacing between the center of the slices.

The computed tomography simulator features all of the following notable components except:

The control console for computed tomography fluoroscopy allows the operator to have control of: I. table height II. table movement III. detector selection

Computed tomographic angiography techniques have proved useful in imaging the following: I. coronary artery disease II. renal vasculature III. stroke

Match the following computed tomography applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -Quantitative computed tomography

Three-dimensional imaging of vascular structures with an intravenous injection of contrast media is called computed tomography angiography.

Match the following computed tomography applications. All answer selections will be used just once. -Portable multislice computed tomography

Portable multislice computed tomography scanners can be transported to critically ill patients.