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Figure 11b. Spiral CT scans of the lower lobes obtained in a 44-year-old asymptomatic volunteer. Note the striking difference in the identification of supernumerary vessels of normal pulmonary vasculature between (a) a 1-mm-thick section and (b) an 8-mm-thick slab generated from a focal spiral CT acquisition according to the STS MIP technique.