Siemens SOMATOM SENSATION CARDIAC A60 - Manual (Page 29)

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HeartView CT
Fig. 14
CardioCARE
This is a dedicated cardiac filter which can reduce
image noise thus provides the possibility of dose reduc-
tion. It is applied in a pre-defined scan protocol called
“CoronaryCARE.”
CardioSharp
This is a dedicated reconstruction kernel used for
better edge definition in coronary artery imaging. It is
applied in a pre-defined cardiac scan protocol called
“CoronarySharp.”
Image examples are shown in figure 15.
Fig. 15:
Image reconstruction
with (15b)
and without (15a)
Cardio Sharp kernel.
15a
15b