Technique

Category Technique Term Coherent Imaging Definition of Coherent Imaging Processing That Preserves Phase Information To Improve Contrast And Resolution Notes About Coherent Imaging Used In Advanced Systems

Category Technique Term Contrast Enhanced CT Definition of Contrast Enhanced CT Use Of Iodinated Contrast Agents To Enhance Vascular And Tissue Contrast On CT Notes About Contrast Enhanced CT Includes Bolus Timing And Multiphasic Protocols

Category Technique Term Dual Energy CT (DECT) Definition of Dual Energy CT (DECT) Acquisition At Two Distinct Photon Energy Spectra To Differentiate Materials And Improve Contrast Notes About Dual Energy CT (DECT) Enables Virtual Noncontrast And Iodine Mapping

Category Technique Term Incoherent Imaging Definition of Incoherent Imaging Processing That Uses Magnitude Only, Reducing Phase Artifacts Notes About Incoherent Imaging Simpler But Less Sensitive

Category Technique Term Transfer Learning Definition of Transfer Learning Reusing Knowledge From One Task Or Domain To Improve Learning In Another Notes About Transfer Learning Reduces Data And Compute Needs

Category Technique Term Standoff Pad Use Definition of Standoff Pad Use Application Of Gel Pad To Improve Imaging Of Very Superficial Lesions Notes About Standoff Pad Use Avoid Excessive Pressure

Category Technique Term Transillumination Definition of Transillumination Using Light Transmission In Conjunction With Ultrasound For Superficial Lesion Assessment Notes About Transillumination Rarely Used Clinically

Category Technique Term Moving Grid (Reciprocating) Definition of Moving Grid (Reciprocating) Grid That Moves During Exposure To Blur Grid Lines On The Image Notes About Moving Grid (Reciprocating) Common In Stationary Radiography

Category Technique Term Mammographic Compression Definition of Mammographic Compression Applying Compression To Breast To Reduce Thickness, Motion, And Improve Contrast Notes About Mammographic Compression Essential For Image Quality And Dose Reduction

Category Technique Term Acoustic Window Definition of Acoustic Window An Anatomic Route That Allows Optimal Transmission of the Ultrasound Beam to a Target Notes About Acoustic Window Liver Often Imaged Through Intercostal Windows