Patterns of Lung Disease Flashcards

1
Q

what measurements are used to guide CT scans

A

(godfrey) hounsfield units

nobel prize in stockholm in 1979

air = (-1000) 
bone = 1000
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two substances of the same density that come into contact that cannot be differentiated from each other on an xray is called what

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silhouette sign

term coined by ben felson MD

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