Showing papers on "Imaging technology published in 1977"
TL;DR: The advances in diagnostic radiology are summarized under the headings of new techniques, new procedures and new programs, where computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized the approach to brain imaging.
Abstract: The advances in diagnostic radiology are summarized under the headings of new techniques, new procedures and new programs. The most dramatic progress has occurred in the field of imaging technology, where computerized tomography (CT) has revolutionized the approach to brain imaging. Less obvious and secure is the position of body CT imaging, partly a result of technological deficiencies but also, as a result of imaging potential. Improved image amplification and angiographic techniques have made possible interventional radiographic procedures that hold great promise for the future. Radiologists with an interest in diagnostic oncology must play a dominant role in helping guide these new advances and direct the more appropriate application of conventional radiographic techniques in the diagnosis and followup of neoplastic diseases.
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TL;DR: Recent developments, such as computerized three-dimensional image generation and sophisticated digital image-processing systems, together with electronic picture processing, are enabling higher image quality while underscoring the need for an economically viable technology for bulk picture storage.
Abstract: After a physician talks to a patient and gets a medical history, he may wish to ?see? inside the patient's body. Although surgical investigation is sometimes the only way to determine exactly what a medical problem is, or the extent of that problem, physicians are relying increasingly on various electronic diagnostic instruments to extend their senses: Among such instruments are ultrasonic scanners, thermographic devices, radionuclide imaging, endoscopic instruments, and microscopes. But yet another technique ? X-ray imaging ? has acquired particular popularity. Recent developments, such as computerized three-dimensional image generation and sophisticated digital image-processing systems, together with electronic picture processing, are enabling higher image quality while underscoring the need for an economically viable technology for bulk picture storage.
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