The evolution of whole-body imaging.
This article reviews the evolution of whole-body imaging, discussing the history and development of radiography, nuclear medicine, computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), combined PET-CT, and magnetic resonance imaging. The obstacles hindering progress toward whole-body imaging using each of these modalities, and the technical advances that were developed to overcome them, are reviewed. The effectiveness and the limitations of whole-body imaging with each of these techniques are also briefly discussed.
Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. ejheffernan@eircom.net
Deirdre E
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Moran
Eric J
EJ
Heffernan
D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000266:history; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000266:history; D011859:Radiography / Q000266:history; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000266:history; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000266:history; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000266:history*