The following question has been sent by John Phillips: Which scanner: Which is the more advanced and best all around scanner….the GE CT750 or the Siemens Flash? If you could only buy one as your only scanner which would you buy? Are there any “must have” options? Savvas Nicolaou,  MD, Vancouver General … Read more

The following question has been sent by Akhilesh Singh: CT coronary angio – what is the normal range of calcium score? Ralf Bauer,  MD, Clinic of the Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany: Dear Mr. Singh, thank you for your question! But actually, it is not easy to answer. First, there is no real “normal” range. … Read more

Does iterative reconstruction in general and IRIS specifically decreased blooming artifact from calcific plaque in coronary cta and to what extent. Is there a difference between the benefits derived from IRIS between its use with the Definition scanner versus the Flash? Read more

Virtual non-contrast images can be generated using “Liver VNC” from Dual Energy software (syngo, Siemens). The default settings of the Liver VNC can be modified to customize dual-energy image post-processing. Read more

The advantge of DSCT in cardiac imaging is the good temporal resolution. The temporal resolution of the Definition is 83 ms and in the Flash it is even 75 ms, providing good image quality at high heart rates (see paper). Read more

The following question has been sent by KoYH: How can we get the images twice faster altough the two tubes have different keVs? Read the answer of Dr. Goo. Read more

The following question has been sent by KoYH: How can we get the images twice faster altough the two tubes have different keVs? Read the answer of Dr. Anja Reimann. Read more