Publication Date:
1980-10-17
Description:
A new imaging device, the dynamic spatial reconstructor (DSR), is described. It differs from commercially available computed tomography scanners in several ways. It images a volume rather than a slice; it images the volume in stop-action to minimize blurring due to motion; and it repeats the scan 60 times per second so that the functional movements of heart muscle and lung tissue and the distribution of roentgen contrast medium in blood can be quantitated in any portion of the body, especially in the heart, great vessels, and lungs. The system is under evaluation as a research tool for physiologic and, ultimately, clinical investigations.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Ritman, E L -- Kinsey, J H -- Robb, R A -- Gilbert, B K -- Harris, L D -- Wood, E H -- HL-04664/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- RR-00007/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1980 Oct 17;210(4467):273-80.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7423187" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
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Coronary Disease/diagnosis
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Dogs
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*Hemodynamics
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Lung/physiology
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Pulmonary Circulation
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Regional Blood Flow
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*Respiration
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*instrumentation
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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