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Resolution Characteristics of Computerized Tomography and their Impact on Quantitative Brain Diagnosis

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Cranial Computerized Tomography

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The computerized tomogram (CT) represents the two-dimensional density distribution of a head section. The accuracy of this image may be characterized by its density and spatial resolution. Routine diagnosis is mainly based on a qualitative evaluation of image morphology. Aquantitative analysisis, however, sometimes needed and can be accomplished, if the system’ stransmission features are considered.

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  1. Oberarzt an der Neurochirurgischen Klinik im Klinikum Großhadern, der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität, München, Germany

    Wolfgang Lanksch  & Ekkehard Kazner  & 

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Lange, S., Golde, G. (1976). Resolution Characteristics of Computerized Tomography and their Impact on Quantitative Brain Diagnosis. In: Lanksch, W., Kazner, E. (eds) Cranial Computerized Tomography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66494-6_5

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