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CT of the Airways
Edited by Phillip M. Boiselle and David A. Lynch
382 pp, $179.50
Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-5882-9848-5
JAMA. 2008;300(7):851.
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Computed tomography (CT) imaging has undergone a dramatic transformation since its invention in 1972 by Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack. The original 1971 CT scanner prototype required more than 5 minutes for data acquisition, and image processing required more than 2 hours. In the early 1990s, the development of spiral CT scanning significantly decreased acquisition time by allowing a continuous tabletop feed. Then, in the late 1990s, multidetector CT technology further decreased acquisition time while simultaneously improving anatomical resolution. Current multidetector technology obtains submillimeter resolution in a matter of just seconds. In just 35 years, CT has progressed from a crude and burdensome technology to a lightning-fast, noninvasive way to obtain exquisite 3-dimensional images of the body. Furthermore, state-of-the-art equipment has become increasingly commonplace in clinics and hospitals throughout the world. These rapid advances have created a great need for leaders in the field to ensure that this important technology . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Thomas F. Heston, MD, Reviewer
Family Care Network
Medical Testing Center
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
heston@usmolecular.com
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