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Helical MDCT is better at detecting abnormal airways than traditional CT
October 13th, 2006
Use of helical high-resolution multi-detector CT (MDCT) with one millimeter collimation proves to be better than conventional high-resolution CT (HRCT) in showing the presence and extent of bronchiectasis (abnormal enlargement of the respiratory passages within the lungs), according to a study conducted by Vancouver General Hospital's department of radiology in Vancouver, BC, Canada. "Although high resolution CT [when using 1 to 1.5 millimeter slices every 10 millimeters] has been regarded as the radiological gold standard in the diagnosis of bronchiectasis, we knew from previous studies that it had significant limitations," said Nestor Muller, MD, lead author of the...
Source: Medicine & Law Weekly (2006-10-13)
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