Schaner E G, Head G L, Kalman M A, Dunnick N R, Doppman J L
Cancer Treat Rep. 1977 Nov;61(8):1537-60.
Whole-body computed tomography (CT) was performed on 600 patients with known or suspected malignancy at the National Institutes of Health. This new diagnostic modality utilizes a finely columnated X-ray source mounted opposite a computer-linked detector bank to generate anatomic cross-sectional images of the body part being scanned. CT proved valuable in defining many pathologic processes and was, at times, deemed the only test short of exploratory surgery that yielded diagnostic information. This latter benefit was most acutely emphasized in lesions affecting the retroperitoneum, adrenal glands, pelvis, liver, and immediate subpleural pulmonary parenchyma.
美国国立卫生研究院对600例已知或疑似患有恶性肿瘤的患者进行了全身计算机断层扫描（CT）。这种新的诊断方法利用一个精细准直的X射线源，该源安装在与计算机相连的探测器组对面，以生成被扫描身体部位的解剖横断面图像。CT在确定许多病理过程方面被证明是有价值的，并且有时被认为是除了探索性手术之外唯一能提供诊断信息的检查。在影响腹膜后、肾上腺、骨盆、肝脏和紧邻胸膜下肺实质的病变中，这一优势最为突出。
