Notes
Outline
Looking into the Brain
with Computers
Generating 3D images
of the brain
Slide 3
Slide 4
Magnetic Moments
Professor Alan Jackson
Manchester University
Advantages of CT
Cheap & Fast
Digital Data
High spatial resolution
High contrast resolution
Fixed tissue attenuation (Hounsfield units)
Good tissue contrast
Excellent sensitivity for Calcium & Blood
The Window
Metal
Bone
Water
Fat
Air
Cochlea MRI
Notes