CT 3590 Midterm

which of the following does not produce a transverse axial sectional image?
A. computed tomography
B. conventional radiography
C. conventional tomography
D. computerized axial tomography

Who developed the firdt clinically useful CT scanner?
A. Kalender
B. Hounsfield
C. Cormack
D. Kuhl

Which company pioneered the first useful CT scanner for imnaging the head?
A. siemens
B. EMI
C. elscient
D. General electric medical systems

Who shared the nobel prize in medecine and physiology for his contribution to the development of CT?
A. Kuhl
B. Cormack
C. Kalender
D. Ledley

Who played a significant role in the development of spiral CT?
A. Cormack
B. Ledley
C. Kalender
D. Edwards

True or False:
Two essential components of a digital image are the ADC and the DAC.
True False

The primary goal of spiral/helical CTis to:
A. improve the volume coverage speed performance
B. make use of lower mA values
C. scan children who are difficult to handle
D. improve the diagnostic skill of the radiologist

Which of the following applications of volume CT is based on volume formulation, classification, and image projection?
A. CT endoscopy
B. 3D imaging
C. CT fluroscopy
D. CT angiography

Which of the following is based on virtual reality principles?
A. 3D imaging
B. CT fluoroscopy 
C. CT angiography
D. CT endoscopy

a set of rules used to solve a problem is known as

The __________ is a component of the digital aquisition system that converts analog signals to digital information for processing by a digital computer.

The third step in the IR loop of iterative reconstruction algorithm that is applied to the updated image to result in the final volumetric CT