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Stuelke acquires the images on an older four-slice CT scanner that is used for research. Most scan parameters include a 120kV tube voltage, 100mA current, 0.625mm slice thickness and interval, 1:1 pitch, 1.25mm beam collimation, and a speed of 1.25mm/rotation. The resulting DICOM images are then processed in Osirix software on a Macintosh iMac computer. Colors are assigned based on the varying densities of materials present throughout the object. Depending on the spread of densities within a particular subject, black or white backgrounds are chosen. Images are further processed in Adobe Photoshop for proper contrast and balance.
Also, I believe that once the scanner is actually acquired, the cost per use is much lower, and inf act if you use the machine more, the cost decreases but I could be completely wrong...just something i vaguely remember hearing or reading a few years ago?
Not a hospital CT scanner.... looks like a neat way to look at the world!