Abstract
High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is used to maximize spatial resolution in the lung. Most authors define this technique as the combined use of images of 1–3 mm collimation and a high spatial frequency (edge-enhancing algorithm), which on many scanners is called the “bone algorithm”. When used together, these two factors result in images of the lung that approximate the appearance of a gross anatomic specimen [1, 2]. Despite intense interest and experience with this technique in diseases affecting adults, there remains little information in the literature regarding application of this technique to diseases of the child’s lung [3–6].
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Kuhn, J.P. (1999). High Resolution Computed Tomography of Diffuse Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases. In: Bar-Ziv, J., Horev, G., Kalifa, G. (eds) Highlights of Pediatric Radiology. Syllabus. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2253-9_5
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