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In 11 of 23 patients, computed tomography of the chest detected pulmonary nodules that were not detected by conventional chest radiography or whole lung tomography. CT is recommended for patients suspected of having pulmonary metastasis and those with a solitary pulmonary nodule.
The ability of computed tomography of the lungs to detect pulmonary nodules was compared with that of conventional chest roentgenography and whole-lung tomography. Computed tomography detected more pulmonary nodules in 10 of 29 patients studied with both computed tomography and whole-lung tomography. Computed tomography of the lungs is the most accurate noninvasive method available for detecting pulmonary nodules.
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At present, linear plain-film tomography of the trachea is the method of choice for demonstrating the location of post-tracheostomy stenotic lesions and tracheal tumors. This technique does not further compromise the patient's respiratory status, as sometimes occurs with positive-contrast studies using iodine-containing materials, and the radiation dose to the patient from plain-film tomography is considerably less than that from xerotomography.
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