Helical (spiral) computed tomography. Implications for imaging of the abdomen.
Dramatic refinements in CT technology are resulting in improved evaluation of the liver, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract. Further clinical trials are necessary to compare the relative merits of CT versus MR imaging and endoscopic ultrasonography in a wide variety of gastrointestinal diseases.
Zeman
R K
RK
Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Silverman
P M
PM
Cooper
C
C
Weltman
D I
DI
Ascher
S M
SM
Patt
R H
RH
D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*