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High-Resolution Computed Tomography Technology for the Chest

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High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has revolutionized the radiological approach to diagnosing lung diseases. The key to the interpretation of HRCT is an understanding of the anatomy of the secondary pulmonary lobule [4,73]. HRCT can show many features of the secondary pulmonary lobule in both normal and abnormal lungs. For an adequate assessment of lung disease, volumetric scanning involves continuous data acquisition while the patient is advanced at a constant rate through the CT gantry, eliminating any interscan delay. HRCT and volumetric helical CT can be used in combination to give adequate assessment of focal lung diseases and airway diseases [15].

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Grenier, P. (1996). High-Resolution Computed Tomography Technology for the Chest. In: Vogl, T.J., Clauß, W., Li, GZ., Yeon, K.M. (eds) Computed Tomography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79887-0_11

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