Preliminary report on a new mode of CT-scanning of the thorax

Abstract

The A.A. advocate a “longitudino-axial” mode of CT-scanning in examinations of the thorax and suggest it as the standard mode in children and adults of small stature. The full development of the method is at present limited by the design of both hardware and software of the current generations of CT-scanners. The rationale behind the new mode is that the images obtained by standard radiography and longitudino- axial scans will be similar and thus more familiar to radiologists and more easily comparable.