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Introduction

1. Basic Concepts

Radiodensity as a Function of Thickness
Radiodensity as a Function of Composition, with Thickness Kept Constant
How Roentgen Shadows Instruct You about Form
Radiographs as Summation Shadowgrams

2. The Imaging Techniques

Thinking Three-Dimensionally about Plain Films
The Routine Posteroanterior (PA) Film
PA and AP Chest Films Compared
The Lateral Chest Film
The Lordotic View
Conventional Tomography
Radiographs of Coronal Slices of a Frozen Cadaver
Problems
Conventional Tomograms of the Living Patient in the Coronal Plane
Fluoroscopy
Angiography
Computed Tomography
Three-Dimensional CT
High-Speed (Helical or Spiral) CT and CT Angiography
Ultrasound
Magnetic-Resonance Imaging
Radioisotope Scanning

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