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Until some 20 years ago, radiologic examination meant plain film radiography, with the occasional addition of tomography, or conventional radiography with contrast medium—angiography, myelography, arthrography, intravenous urography, and barium examination of the gastrointestinal tract. During the last 20 years technologic developments of utmost importance have taken place. There have been refinements of conventional radiologic examination, with the addition of low kilovoltage radiography and xeroradiography. The introduction of ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) has allowed a revolution in the diagnostic workup of many conditions. The information provided by scintimetry using radioactive isotopes also has improved considerably, mainly due to the explosive development of computer technique. Finally, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), still in its infancy, provides a new dimension in the diagnostic arsenal.
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Pettersson, H., Gilbert, M.S. (1985). Diagnostic Imaging Modalities. In: Diagnostic Imaging in Hemophilia. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1372-0_2
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