CBI's CT facility is located in the MRI Building. It has a GE 16-slice Light Speed Pro CT Scanner with a gantry speed of 0.4 seconds and is equipped with cardiac gating.

Research studies, including coronary artery calcification detection, cardiac function analysis, and lung cancer screening as part of the ACRIN NLST have been performed utilizing this scanner.

The facility is equipped with all necessary supplies, including resuscitation equipment. There is a dedicated participant dressing and waiting area. A dedicated (100% FTE) CT registered technologist performs CT scans.

All image data is HIPAA compliant and can be networked to a GE Workstation, TeraRecon, or other server for analysis by investigators.

16-slice GE Light Speed Pro CT scanner

• 16 slices per rotation X .625mm Scanning in High Resolution 
• 0.4 sec gantry rotation time 
• 8.0 mHu Tube 
• 800 mA Capability 
• Auto Dose Management Software 
• Linux Console w/Xtream Reconstruction Engine at 6 frames per second 
• SmartPrep Contrast Monitoring Software, Direct 3D included 
• Scan FOV: Ped head, Head, Small, and Large 
• Helical, Axial, Cine, and Cardiac scanning 
• Raw data slice thickness: .625, 1.25, 2.5, 3.75, 5.0, 7.5, 10 
• Rotation speed: .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, 1.0 
• Pitch factors: .561:1, .938:1, 1.375:1, 1.75:1 
• Can use 8 or 16 detector rows 
• Bore size = 720mm (500mm maximum FOV) 
• Table weight limit = 450lbs 
• Cardiac gating 
• Dual head power injector for bolus contrast injection / bolus contrast injection with saline flush 
• Auto Dose Management Software