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Interpretation of the Computerized Tomographic Scan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

M. Banna
M. Banna*
Affiliation:
Departments of Radiology of the Hamilton General Hospital and McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario
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Department of Radiology, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4J9
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This paper is based on the experience gained from over three thousand examinations by computerized tomography (CT). The appearances of various intracranial lesions are presented. The reliability and limitations of this new technique are also described and some pitfalls in scan interpretation are mentioned.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , May 1976 , pp. 123 - 132
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1976

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