Helical (spiral) computed tomography. Implications for imaging of the abdomen

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1995 Jun;24(2):183-99.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*