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Multi-slice helical CT: Scan and reconstruction Hui Hua),b) General Electric Company, Applied Science Laboratory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0414 Received 21 April 1998; accepted for publication 27 October 1998 The multi-slice CT scanner refers to a special CT system equipped with a multiple-row detector array to simultaneously collect data at different slice locations. The multi-slice CT scanner has the capability of rapidly scanning large longitudinal z volume with high z-axis resolution. It also presents new challenges and new characteristics. In this paper, we study the scan and reconstruction principles of the multi-slice helical CT in general and the 4-slice helical CT in particular. The multi-slice helical computed tomography consists of the following three key components: the pre- ferred helical pitches for efficient z sampling in data collection and better artifact control; the new helical interpolation algorithms to correct for fast simultaneous patient translation; and the z-filtering reconstruction for providing multiple tradeoffs of the slice thickness, image noise and artifacts to suit for different application requirements. The concept of the preferred helical pitch is discussed with a newly proposed z sampling analysis. New helical reconstruction algorithms and z-filtering reconstruction are developed for multi-slice CT in general. Furthermore, the theoretical models of slice profile and image noise are established for multi-slice helical CT. For 4-slice helical CT in particular, preferred helical pitches are discussed. Special reconstruction algorithms are developed. Slice profiles, image noises, and artifacts of 4-slice helical CT are studied and compared wi