RESUMEN
This article reviews the evolution of whole-body imaging, discussing the history and development of radiography, nuclear medicine, computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), combined PET-CT, and magnetic resonance imaging. The obstacles hindering progress toward whole-body imaging using each of these modalities, and the technical advances that were developed to overcome them, are reviewed. The effectiveness and the limitations of whole-body imaging with each of these techniques are also briefly discussed.
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Imagen de Cuerpo Entero/historia , Historia del Siglo XIX , Historia del Siglo XX , Historia del Siglo XXI , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética/historia , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/historia , Radiografía/historia , Cintigrafía/historia , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/historiaRESUMEN
The aim of the paper is to recall the invention of whole body stereotactic system employed under clinical conditions after previous model trials. Its prospectives have been overshadowed by the development of sophisticated modern navigation technique.