With a pitch of 1, acquisition thickness of 1.5 mm, and other defined variables, what statement describes the resulting scan data?

A pitch of 1 in computed tomography indicates that the table moves through the scanner at a rate that allows the leaves of the detector to fully cover the z-axis or slice thickness without gaps or overlaps. When the acquisition thickness is set to 1.5 mm, it means each slice being acquired is 1.5 mm thick.

In this context, if there is pitch of 1 and the acquisition thickness is 1.5 mm, the movement of the table between acquisitions does not maintain continuity in the coverage of the anatomical area being scanned. Since the table moves the distance of 1.5 mm per rotation of the gantry, at a pitch of 1, it effectively scans 1.5 mm of the anatomy but does not take into account the dimensional coverage that would be required if the pitch were less than 1, which would prevent any gaps or overlap.

As a result, missing views are produced in the data because the next slice does not adequately cover the areas that were left out, leading to potential data gaps between acquired slices. This situation leads to the situation described by the correct statement, indicating that there will be missing views in the scan data due to the insufficient overlap created by the relationship between pitch and slice