IComputed Tomography in the 21st Century: Current Status & Future Prospects... Nitin P. Ghonge

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Computed Tomography has come a long way since its inception in the seventies to evolve as one of the primary imaging investigation of the present era. This review article will provide an overview of the history and development of the CT technology from a ‘CAT scanner’ of the early times to the ‘MDCT scanners’ of the recent times. The current clinical applications of the CT imaging will be discussed with illustrative examples followed by a brief note on the workflow in a modern hospital. The principle and advantages of ‘Dual-source’ CT scanners and ‘new-generation’ MDCT scanners will be addressed.