AuntMinnieTV: German group investigates '1,024-slice' CT

May 5, 2005

In this study, a group of German researchers evaluated the effectiveness of an experimental CT scanner outfitted with an amorphous silicon flat-panel detector. They found that the system produced outstanding spatial resolution -- but that it also had some drawbacks.

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