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Attribute Name |
Tag |
Type |
Attribute Description |
>Spiral Pitch Factor |
(0018,9311) |
1C |
Ratio of the Table Feed per Rotation (0018,9310) to the Total Collimation Width |
(0018,9307).
See Section C.8.15.3.4.1 for further explanation and some examples.
Required if Frame Type (0008,9007) Value 1 of this frame is ORIGINAL and
Acquisition Type (0018,9302) is SPIRAL.
May be present otherwise if Frame Type (0008,9007) Value 1 of this frame is
DERIVED and Acquisition Type (0018,9302) is SPIRAL.
C.8.15.3.4.1 Spiral Pitch Factor
The formula for Spiral Pitch Factor (0018,9311) in terms of Table Feed per Rotation (0018,9310) and Total Collimation Width (0018,9307) is:
Spiral Pitch Factor = (Table Feed per Rotation (mm))/(Total Collimation Width (mm))
An example calculation of Spiral Pitch Factor (0018,9311) for a single slice spiral acquisition of an image with a Total Collimation Width of 2.5mm and a Table Feed per Rotation of 10mm is:
Spiral Pitch Factor = (10 mm) / (2.5 mm) = 4.0
An example calculation of Spiral Pitch Factor (0018,9311) for a multiple slice spiral acquisition having a Total Collimation Width of 20mm and a Table Feed per Rotation of 10mm is:
Spiral Pitch Factor = (10 mm) / (20 mm) = 0.5
C.8.15.3.5 CT Position Macro
Table C.8-121 specifies the Attributes of the CT Position Functional Group Macro.
Table C.8-121. CT Position Macro Attributes
Attribute Name |
Tag |
Type |
Attribute Description |
CT Position Sequence |
(0018,9326) |
1 |
Contains the Attributes defining the CT geometry. |
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Only a single Item shall be included in this Sequence. |
>Table Position |
(0018,9327) |
1C |
Relative longitudinal position of acquisition location of this frame in mm from an |
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implementation specific reference point. Shall be relative to the same reference |
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point for all frames in this SOP Instance, but may be different from the reference |
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pointinotherSOPInstances.Positionsasthetablemovesintothegantryviewed |
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from the front are more negative. |
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Note |
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1.For contiguous slices reconstructed from multiple detectors one |
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would expect different values for adjacent slices. |
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2.Lateral positioning or tilting or swiveling are not described. |
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Required if Frame Type (0008,9007) Value 1 of this frame is ORIGINAL. May be |
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present otherwise. |
>DataCollectionCenter(0018,9313) |
1C |
The x, y, and z coordinates (in the Patient-Based Coordinate System) in mm of |
(Patient) |
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the center of the region in which data were collected. See Section C.8.15.3.6.1. |
Required if Frame Type (0008,9007) Value 1 of this frame is ORIGINAL. May be present otherwise.