Module 04. Hybrid Imaging-Hybrid Imaging (Presentation)

Video Transcription

Video Summary

The video transcript discusses Hybrid Imaging and PET-CT, focusing on learning objectives such as understanding hybrid imaging uses, CT-related artifacts, and CT data acquisition strategies for assessing coronary calcium while minimizing radiation dose. It covers PET-CT scanners, types of PET and PET-CT systems, X-ray interactions, X-ray tube operation, tomographic image creation, CT slice systems, scanning strategies, radiation dose management, radiation protection, artifact corrections, misregistration assessment, calcium scoring protocols, and quality control programs. The video emphasizes the importance of managing radiation dose, addressing artifacts like motion, beam hardening, and metal artifacts, as well as ensuring accurate image alignment for interpretation. It showcases the benefits of hybrid imaging in providing essential information for myocardial perfusion PET studies, including attenuation correction, coronary calcium assessment, and extracardiac findings identification, while highlighting the significance of quality control and artifact correction in PET-CT studies.

Keywords

Cardiac Pet Curriculum

instrumentation

hybrid imaging

Pet CT

attenuation correction

CT-related artifacts

coronary calcium

image quality

PET-CT

CT data acquisition strategies

Coronary calcium assessment

Radiation dose management

Artifact corrections

Quality control programs