Cranial computed tomography (CT) plays an important role in the diagnosis of AIDS. However, our understanding of the CT scan images on the diagnosis or evaluating treatment results has not yet been completed. In this study, we conducted an investigation on the usefulness of cranial CT examination in diagnosing HIV patients. Among them, 34 AIDS patients tested positive for brain lesions indicate...

DECT means acquiring the same object at two different energies, respectively two different tube voltages U1 and U2. The raw data q1 and q2 undergo a decomposition process of type p = p(q1,q2). The raw data p are reconstructed to obtain monochromatic images of the attenuation mu, of the object density rho, or of a specific material distribution. Recent advances in DECT focus on noise reduction t...

Introduction: Accurate evaluation of femoral and tibial torsion is essential for children or adult with legs deformity, becuse incorrect legs morphogenesis can lead to pathological situation. CT scan is commonly used for the measurement of skeletal bone parameters. But, disability in imaging from standing and sitting posture and absorb dose of patients are deficits of this meth...

Introduction: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of X-ray spectra on the sensitivity of a polymer gel dosimeter imaged with a conventional computed tomography (CT) scanner. Material and Methods: The whole process of CT imaging of an irradiated polymer gel was simulated by MCNPX Monte Carlo (MC) code. The imaging of polyacrylamide gel was accomplished by means of a co...

Objective(s): Nuclear medicine technologists in Japan often perform additional single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with or without computed tomography (CT) after whole-body imaging for bone scintigraphy. In this study, we wanted to identify the bone scanning protocols used in Japan, together with the current clinical practices. Methods:...

Rationale and Objectives: Ischemic strokes represent more than 80% of all stroke cases and are characterized by the occlusion of a blood vessel due to a thrombus or embolus. The temporal evolution of ischemic strokes occurs in four stages, i.e. Hyperacute, Acute, Subacute and Chronic. CT image by using ImageJ software help to identify stages of ischemic stroke in human brain as an alternative m...

background: this study aimed to investigate the pedicle dimension and angulation in cervicothoracic junction (ctj) using the findings of computed tomographic (ct) to help accurate insertion of pedicular screw. methods: forty three patients with high quality ct images of ctj were evaluated. pedicle width (pw), pedicle height (ph), pedicle axis length (pal), transverse angle (ta) and sagittal ang...

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in three age groups of adults, adolescents, and children, using CT scan images. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, CT scan images of 230 patients with maxillofacial trauma during one year were examined in terms of the number and site of fractures. The patients were divided into three age groups, chil...