Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 93-106 , January 2008

Temporally Targeted Imaging Method Applied to ECG-Gated Computed Tomography: Preliminary Phantom and In Vivo Experience

  • Brian E. Nett, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590.
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  • Shuai Leng, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590.
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  • Joseph N. Zambelli, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590.
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  • Scott B. Reeder, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590
    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590.
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  • Michael A. Speidel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590.
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  • Guang-Hong Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590
    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, J5/M174, Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-1590.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: G.-H.C.

Received 8 March 2007 ,Accepted 3 July 2007.

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1 Support from NIH grants R01EB005712 and 5T32CA009206; a research grant from GE Healthcare; Herman I. Shapiro Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (S.L.).

PII: S1076-6332(07)00394-7

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.07.003

Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 93-106 , January 2008

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