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Use of computerized axial tomography of the head and neck region
Author(s) -
Gould Leo V.,
Cummings Charles W.,
Rabuzzi Daniel D.,
Reed George F.,
Chung Chung T.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197708000-00006
Subject(s) - scanner , skull , head and neck , tomography , otorhinolaryngology , medical physics , radiation exposure , computed tomography , medicine , nuclear medicine , computer science , radiology , artificial intelligence , surgery
The use of the computerized axial tomography has been well received in the field of otolaryngology. Five cases are presented illustrating the capability of the total body scanner (Delta scanner) to contribute to radiologie diagnosis below the level of the base of the skull. The advantages of non‐invasibility and three dimensionality are compared to the disadvantages of added cost, added radiation exposure, comparatively long exposure time and relatively poor detail. Because of the overall usefulness of this diagnostic tool, evolution of rapid scanning devices with greater detail is awaited with interest.