To reconstruct the first and last sections of a helical computed tomographic (CT) scan, the scan length is automatically extended beyond the planned image boundaries, a phenomenon known as overranging.
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Overranging
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Overranging allows a DVM to measure voltage values above the normal decade transfer points without the necessity of having to change ranges.
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Overranging was instituted to take full advantage of the upper limits of a range . It also provides better accuracy at the top of a range .
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In helical scanning, exposure is needed before the start and after the end of the planned scan range in order to reconstruct images at these positions [46]. This overranging requires at least one extra gantry rotation, even though only a small portion of this data is utilised for image reconstruction.
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