Computer analysis of computed tomography scans of the lung: a survey

I Sluimer, A Schilham, M Prokop… - IEEE transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current computed tomography (CT) technology allows for near isotropic, submillimeter
resolution acquisition of the complete chest in a single breath hold. These thin-slice chest scans

Computed Tomography Scan in the Early Detection of Silicosis1, 2

R Bégin, G Ostiguy, R Fillion, N Colman - Am Rev Respir Dis, 1991 - atsjournals.org
… the use of the computed tomography (CT) scan has suggested that the CT scan may be more
… , the observations of the increased sensitivity of CT scan over the conventional CR is not …

Computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging

RY Kwong, EK Yucel - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
1 a conventional echocardiogram in assessing the heart’s structure and function. MRI can
also distinguish types of body tissues. This allows imaging of regions of heart damage in …

[PDF][PDF] 11. Computed Tomography Scan Image Analysis of Sediments1

J Ashi - Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific …, 1997 - www-odp.tamu.edu
… medical X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanner. The resolution of CT scanning is about
0.6 … of standard samples, densities derived from CT scans are consistent with densities by the …

A computed tomography scan assessment of regional lung volume in acute lung injury

…, JJ Rouby, CT Scan ARDS Study Group - American journal of …, 1998 - atsjournals.org
… Chest computerized tomography (CT scan) is a technique that can overcome some of the
limitations of these methods. By measuring lung densities, well-aerated regions can be easily …

Computed tomography scanning with simultaneous patient translation

CR Crawford, KF King - Medical physics, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Computed tomography (CT) scanniers are designed … scans. The patient is allowed to breathe
during the IGD. We define the scan rate of a scanner to be the ratio of the number of scans

Projected cancer risks from computed tomographic scans performed in the United States in 2007

AB De González, M Mahesh, KP Kim… - Archives of internal …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
… The use of computed tomographic (CT) scans in the United … 1993 to approximately 70 million
scans annually. Despite the … CT scan use in the US according to age, sex, and scan type. …

Clinical validity of a negative computed tomography scan in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: a systematic review

R Quiroz, N Kucher, KH Zou, F Kipfmueller, P Costello… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
… using computed tomography (… scan for pulmonary embolism, we included VTEs that were
objectively confirmed by an additional imaging test despite a negative or inconclusive CT scan

Chest radiograph vs. computed tomography scan in the evaluation for pneumonia

GE Hayden, KW Wrenn - The Journal of emergency medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
… diagnosed on thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan in the … scan over CXR in the diagnosis
of pneumonia in particular patient populations. Studies have favorably compared CT scan

The value of computed tomographic scans in patients with low-risk head injuries

SC Stein, SE Ross - Neurosurgery, 1990 - journals.lww.com
… DP: Value of skull radiography, head computed tomographic scanning, and admission for
… Liliequist B: Computed tomography, Clinical aspects: Cerebrovascular diseases and head …