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  • Title: Comparison of whole lung tomography and computed tomography for detecting pulmonary nodules.
    Author: Muhm JR, Brown LR, Crowe JK, Sheedy PF, Hattery RR, Stephens DH.
    Journal: AJR Am J Roentgenol; 1978 Dec; 131(6):981-4. PubMed ID: 104601.
    Abstract:
    Detecting pulmonary metastasis is important when planning surgical therapy, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy in patients with known malignancy. A series of 91 patients was studied by both whole lung tomography and computed tomography (CT) of the lungs. More pulmonary nodules were detected with CT than with whole lung tomography in 32 (35%) of the patients. Of the 91 patients in the study, 31 had resection of some or all of the pulmonary nodules. In 27 patients, the nodules were primary or metastatic malignant lesions. Bilateral pulmonary nodules were detected with CT in 13 patients when whole lung tomography had demonstrated nodules in only one lung. CT has replaced whole lung tomography as the method preferred by the authors for detecting pulmonary nodules in selected patients at risk to develop pulmonary metastasis.
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