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Practice Questions CT
The measured x-ray transmissions from a single CT fan beam through a patient is
called a
(A) filter
(B) back-projection algorithm
(C) tomographic slice
(D) primary beam
(E) projection
2. Match the following matter with the responding CT numbers (Hounsfield units).
(A) Fat
(B) Gray matter
(C) Water
(D) Bone
(E) Lung
((i) -400
A (ii) -90
C (iii) 0
B (iv) 40
D (v) 1000
3. Anode heat loading on a CT x-ray tube increases with all of the following EXCEPT
(A) kV
(B) mA
(C) scan time
(D) section thickness
(E) number of sections
4. Match the following generation CT scanners with the correct detector.
(A) First-generation scanner
(B) Third-generation scanner
(C) Fourth-generation scanner
$i)
&(ii)
%(iii)
Pencil beam
Stationary detector array
Rotating detector array
12. The visibility of large low-contrast structures in CT images may improve with an
increase in
(A) filtration
(B) mAs
(C) matrix size
(D) display window width
(E) size of film image
13. Image noise is affected by the following
(A) section thickness
(B) reconstruction algorithm
(C) patient thickness
(D) mAs
(E) all of the above
14. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a source of CT image artifacts?
(A) Anode wobble
(B) Faulty detectors
(C) Metallic implants in patient
(D) Limited sampling of projection data
(E) Radiofrequency source close to the CT scanner