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Technical details of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) and multislice computed tomography (MSCT)
| Parameter | EBCT | MSCT |
| Spacial resolution | 6 line pairs/cm | 9 line pairs/cm |
| Acquisition time | 100 ms | 250 ms |
| Radiation dose | 2.7 mSv | 8.2 mSv |
| ECG trigger | Prospective | Retrospective |
| Slice thickness | 3 mm | 1.25 mm |
| Overlap | 1 mm | 0.5 mm |
