Protocols for Multislice CT (Computed Tomography)

di Bruning - Kuttner - Flohr • 2005 • dettagli prodotto

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DESCRIZIONE

This book provides structured up-to-date information on all routine protocols used for multislice (multidetector row) CT. The volume contains a detailed technical section and covers the prevailing investigations of the brain, neck, lungs and chest, abdomen with parenchymal organs and gastrointestinal tract, the musculoskeletal system and CTA as well as dedicated protocols for the heart. Separate chapters address the how-to of CT-guided interventions such as punctures, drainages, and therapeutic approaches. Each protocol is displayed en bloc, enabling rapid appreciation of indications and the necessary scanner settings.The second edition includes contributions by renowned experts in the field, who not only provide their clinical experience on each topic, but also give guidelines for indications, workflow, postprocessing and reconstruction algorithms. Table of contents Technical principles. Future perspectives. Dose considerations and radiation issues. Artifacts. CT protocols in CHD patients. Contrast medium application. Indications for PET-CT.- Acute neurovascular events: bleeding and ischemia. CTA of intracranial aneurysms. The cerebral veins and sinuses. Brain perfusion using MSCT.- Sinuses and facial skeleton. Nasopharynx, oropharynx and oral cavity. Hypopharynx and larynx.-Infectious pulmonary disease. Parenchymal changes of the lung. Pulmonary embolism. Mediastinum, pleura and chest wall. Thoracic aorta.- Calcium screening. Coronary imaging. Functional cardiac imaging. Bypass imaging. Imaging of coronary stents. Coronary imaging at high heart rates.- Diffuse liver disease. Focal liver lesions. Biliary tract diseases. Upper urinary tract. Pancreas and retroperitoneal space. Gastrointestinal tract. CT colonography.- Musculoskeletal Imaging.- Trauma Imaging.- CT-guided Interventions: Abscess drainage. Diagnostic punctures. Ablation therapy. Vertebroplasty.