Early clinical experience with the ACTA scanner.
An alternative method of computed tomography has been devised employing a new instrument, the ACTA scanner. This is a total-body scanner which permits study of virtually all body parts, since a water medium is not employed. Early clinical experience with this new method is discussed, and normal and pathological scans are presented.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray / Q000295:instrumentation*