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Application of Longitudinal Magnification Effect to Magnification Stereoscopic Angiography: A New Method of Cerebral Angiography

1977; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 124; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1148/124.2.395

1527-1315

Kunio Doi, Kurt Rossmann, Eugene E. Duda,

Radiation Dose and Imaging

A new method of stereoscopic cerebral angiography has been developed which employs 2X radiographic magnification. In order to obtain the same depth perception in the object as with conventional contact stereoscopic angiography, one can make the x-ray exposures at two focal spot positions which are separated by only 1 inch (2.5 cm), whereas the contact technique requires a separation of 4 inches (10 cm). The smaller distance is possible because, with 2X magnification, the transverse detail in the object is magnified by a factor of two, but the longitudinal detail, which is related to the stereo effect, is magnified by a factor of four, due to the longitudinal magnification effect. The small focal spot separation results in advantages such as improved stereoscopic image detail, better image quality, and low radiation exposure to the patient.