Computed Tomography of the Brain and Orbit (EMI Scanning)

Abstract

The clinical use of computerized tomography began about two years ago. The authors of this book, among the first to have access to this new technology, have done much of the original descriptive work in the field and have provided an extremely informative, well-organized text that accurately represents "the state of the art" at the time of publication. After a brief history of computerized tomography, there are descriptions of the EMI scanner, patient positioning, and physical considerations. The information in these chapters provides an excellent introduction into this technology. They cover such diverse subjects as the cost of film, forms for reporting examinations, patient scheduling, immobilization, sedation, and operation of the display unit. The book is interspersed with much of the authors' own experimental work. The section on artifacts is particularly valuable. At the end of this section is an interesting discussion of methods of reconstructing coronal and sagittal sections