Letter from the Editor: A Pixel in Time

The development of computed tomography (e.g., “x-ray CT”) became a practical pursuit with the increasing power and availability of computers in the 1960s. In 1968, McFadden and Saraswat established guidelines for the diagnosis of a variety of common abdominal pathologies through CT scanning, including acute appendicitis, small bowel obstruc tion, Ogilvie syndrome, acute pancreatitis, intussusception, and apple peel atresia.1

Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - December 27, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Jannette Collins Source Type: research