A Brief Review of CT Coronary Angiogram
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Helical computed tomography (CT) started in the years of '90, enable faster scan acquisition and faster data reconstruction. Multislice CT (MSCT) is the latest technology in this decade, functioning by acquiring multiple simultaneous slices using multi-detector system. Most advanced and contemporary models are the 64-slices machine, dual source CT machine and the 256-slices machine. The last-mentioned machine model, which is still on-trial, will be coming to the market soon. All these machines are competing for better performance by improving the spatial and temporal resolution. To date, a good CT machine can complete the scan in less than 10 seconds in optimal settings.
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