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Comparison Between Multidirectional Tomography and CT Scanner

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The Diagnostic Limitations of Computerised Axial Tomography

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In 1971, when Hounsfield presented the first results of CT scans, one could not imagine that CT pictures of bone would challenge multidirectional tomography (Fig. 19.1, 19.2 & 19.3).

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Vignaud, J. (1978). Comparison Between Multidirectional Tomography and CT Scanner. In: Bories, J. (eds) The Diagnostic Limitations of Computerised Axial Tomography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66859-3_19

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