ABSTRACT

Developments in CT technology during the last 20 years have impressively improved its diagnostic potentialities. Part of a two-volume set that covers all aspects of CT imaging, Multi-Detector CT Imaging: Principles, Head, Neck, and Vascular Systems contains easily searchable clinical specialty chapters that provide specific information without need

part |2 pages

Section I General Principles

chapter 1|22 pages

Technical Principles of Computed Tomography

ByMichael M. Lell, Christianne Leidecker

chapter 2|44 pages

CT Perfusion: Principles, Implementations, and Clinical Applications

ByAaron So, Errol E. Stewart, Christopher D. d’Esterre, Timothy Pok Chi Yeung, Glenn Bauman, Nikolaj K. G. Jensen, Eugene Wong, and Ting-Yim Lee

chapter 3|14 pages

Contrast Media in Computed Tomography Imaging

ByYousef W. Nielsen, Henrik S. Thomsen

chapter 5|18 pages

Radiation Dose in Computed Tomography

ByKosuke Matsubara

part |2 pages

Section II Neck–Brain

chapter 6|26 pages

Imaging of the Paranasal Sinuses and Ear

ByThomas J. Vogl and Ahmed M. TawŽk

chapter 7|24 pages

Head and Neck

ByIrfan Celebi

chapter 8|24 pages

Computed Tomography Imaging of Brain Tumors

ByJonathan K. Park, Whitney Pope

chapter 9|12 pages

Computed Tomography Imaging of Stroke

ByAngelika Hoffmann, Max Wintermark

chapter 10|20 pages

Neurodegenerative Diseases

ByAsim K. Bag, Joel K. Curé, Philip R. Chapman

chapter 11|30 pages

Central Nervous System Infection

ByAsim K. Bag, Shehanaz Ellika, Surjith Vattoth

chapter 12|16 pages

Head Trauma

ByEytan Raz, Pier Luigi Di Paolo

part |2 pages

Section III Cardiovascular System

chapter 13|24 pages

Coronary Artery Imaging

ByRobert Donnino, Monvadi B. Srichai

chapter 15|22 pages

Pathologies of the Pericardium

BySamuel Boynton, Philip A. Araoz

chapter 16|20 pages

Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension

ByTobias De Zordo, Karoline Netzer, Gudrun Feuchtner, Werner Jaschke

chapter 17|46 pages

Computed Tomography of Carotid and Vertebral Arteries

ByLuca Saba

chapter 18|14 pages

CT of the Aorta and Splanchnic Vessels

ByJorge M. Fuentes-Orrego, Rocío Pérez-Johnston, Dushyant V. Sahani

chapter 19|16 pages

Peripheral CT Angiography of the Lower and Upper Limbs

ByMichele Anzidei, Eugenio Marotta, Luca Bertaccini, Alessandro Napoli, Carlo Catalano

chapter 20|12 pages

CT Venography

ByMichele Anzidei, Goffredo Serra, Francesco Fraioli, Carlo Catalano

chapter |2 pages

Section IV Thorax and Mediastinum

chapter 21|22 pages

Infective Pathology of the Lung

ByJeffrey P. Kanne

chapter 22|14 pages

Interstitial Lung Disease

ByIrene Ariozzi, Carmelinda Manna, Eleonora Zambrini, Antonio Pavarani, Nicola Sverzellati

chapter 23|26 pages

Pulmonary Neoplasms of the Lung

ByJin Mo Goo

chapter 24|16 pages

Pathologies of the Mediastinum

ByAhmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek