Implications of computerized axial tomography for clinical neuropsychology.

Suggests that the development of computerized axial tomography (CT scanning) will alter the role of the clinical neuropsychologist working in a medical setting. The CT technique is rapid, noninvasive, and more accurate than traditional neurodiagnostic and neuropsychological measures. It is likely that the ability to isolate the suspected location of brain lesions on the basis of psychological test data will become increasingly an obsolete skill, while the ability to specify precise, functional deficits for purposes of litigation and/or rehabilitation counseling will become increasingly important. Finally, CT scanning will prove invaluable as an aid in mapping the functional geography of the brain. (13 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)