The CT Scan after 50 Years

To the Editor: Howell’s Perspective article (July 8 issue) 1 did not mention the crucial pioneering contributions to computed tomographic (CT) scanning made by William H. Oldendorf, 2 a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the first neurologist elected to the National...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 385; no. 17; p. e62
Main Authors Fleming, John O, Murthy, Kolar, Howell, Joel D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 21.10.2021
Subjects
Aluminum
Angiography
Computed tomography
Conflicts of interest
Humans
Medical imaging
Neuroimaging
Nobel prizes
Nominations
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
Ann Arbor Michigan
Los Angeles California
United States > US
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Summary:To the Editor: Howell’s Perspective article (July 8 issue) 1 did not mention the crucial pioneering contributions to computed tomographic (CT) scanning made by William H. Oldendorf, 2 a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the first neurologist elected to the National Academy of Sciences. 3 As a physician who performed pneumoencephalograms and carotid puncture angiography, Oldendorf searched for a more direct and humane way to image the brain. He was awarded the first patent for CT and produced the first known prototype apparatus in 1961, 4 creating an image of an aluminum nail (“the tumor”) surrounded by iron nails . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc2113564