Multislice CT (eBook)

Foreword 5
Preface 6
Contents 7
Technique 11
Multislice CT: Current Technology 12
and Future Developments 12
Dynamic Volume CT with 320-Detector Rows: 33
Technology and Clinical Applications 33
Imaging with Flat-Detector C-Arm systems 41
Radiation Exposure 60
and Protection in Multislice CT 60
Dual-Energy CT–Technical background 71
Radiation Dose in Multislice Cardiac CT 80
Radiation Risks Associated 87
with CT screening Procedures 87
Contrast Agent Application and Protocols 100
Neuro / Ear-Nose-Throat 112
Cerebral Perfusion CT: 113
Technique and Clinical Applications 113
MDCT in Neuro-Vascular Imaging 124
Anatomy and Pathology 138
of the Temporal bone 138
Pathologies of the Orbit 148
Dental CT: Pathologic Findings 164
in the Teeth and Jaws 164
Anatomy and Corresponding 177
Oncological Imaging of the Neck 177
Cardiovascular Imaging 191
Noninvasive Coronary Artery Imaging 192
Technical Innovations in Cardiac and Coronary MsCT 205
Assessment of Coronary Artery stents by Coronary CT Angiography 223
Acute Chest Pain 231
The Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardiac surgery 236
New Indications for Cardiac CT 249
Complementary Role of Cardiac CT and MRI 265
Complementary Roles of Coronary CT and Myocardial Perfusion sPECT 281
CTA of the Aorta by MDCT 292
CTA of the spinal Arteries 306
Lower-Extremity CTA 316
Lung 326
Interstitial Lung Diseases 327
Pneumonia 350
CT of the Airways 369
Oncology 383
Liver Tumors 384
MDCT of Pancreatic Tumors 397
Imaging of Colorectal Tumors with Multidetector Row CT 413
Urogenital Tumors 433
PET–CT in Oncology 445
PET and PET–CT in Neuroendocrine Tumors 460
Role of MDCT in bone Tumors, 470
Metastases, and Myeloma 470
Dual Energy CT: Initial Description of Clinical Applications in the Abdomen 483
Intervention 497
CT-Guided biopsy and Drainage 498
Vertebroplasty 522
CT-Guided Tumor Ablation 538
Rotational C-Arm-based CT in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology 546
Abdominal Intervention with C-Arm CT 565
Trauma Imaging / Acute Care 571
CT Management of Multisystem Trauma 572
subject Index 584
List of Contributors 600