Paddle-wheel multislice helical CT display of pulmonary vessels and other lung structures.
The authors have now instituted the paddle-wheel method of CT reconstruction imaging of the lungs as a routine supplement to the standard axial multislice helical CT pulmonary angiography images for pulmonary embolism, and are exploring its role in other diseases. This unique way of viewing lung structures adds a new dimension to pulmonary imaging. Large-scale comparison studies of the traditional and the proposed paddle-wheel CT display method are necessary to quantitate their relative clinical effectiveness in the evaluation of the pulmonary vasculature, airways, and lungs.
Simon
Morris
M
Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. msimon@caregroup.harvard.edu
Chiang
Eric E
EE
Boiselle
Phillip M
PM
D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*