Crowe J K, Brown L R, Muhm J R
Radiology. 1978 Jul;128(1):75-87. doi: 10.1148/128.1.75.
Findings from the first 430 CT examinations of the thorax performed at the Mayo Clinic were compared with results of film studies and the most certain later diagnoses in the same cases. Results were analyzed by disease and by mediastinal compartment. CT was superior in staging bronchogenic carcinoma, detecting abnormal masses, and in demonstrating mediastinal normally when plain films were equivocal. It generally gave clear delineations of lesions and distinguished them better from normal structures, and, in correlation with clinical data, it was more accurate in suggesting whether they were benign or malignant.
梅奥诊所进行的前430例胸部CT检查结果与同一病例的X光片检查结果以及最终最确切的诊断结果进行了比较。结果按疾病和纵隔分区进行了分析。当X光片诊断不明确时，CT在支气管肺癌分期、检测异常肿块以及显示纵隔正常情况方面更具优势。它通常能清晰勾勒出病变，并将其与正常结构更好地区分开来，而且结合临床数据，在判断病变是良性还是恶性方面更为准确。
