MDCT (eBook)

Preface to the new edition 5
Contents 6
Contributors 8
SECTION I - Physics and Techniques of MDCT 11
1 A Practical Approach to MDCT 12
2 Principles of Contrast Medium Delivery and Scan Timing in MDCT 19
3 Contrast Media Safety and Managing At-Risk Patients: Update 2008 34
4 MDCT Radiation Dose: Recent Advances 40
5 Dual-Source CT: Practical Aspects of Techniques and Applications 51
6 Contrast Considerations in Pregnancy 61
7 MDCT and Obesity 65
8 3-D Post-processing: Principles and Practical Applications 74
SECTION II - MDCT of the Abdomen 89
9 Dual-Phase Liver MDCT 90
10 Hepatobiliary Imaging by MDCT 100
11 Soft Organ MDCT Imaging: Pancreas and Spleen 118
12 Mesenteric and Renal CT Angiography 127
13 Multi-detector Computed Tomography in the Gastrointestinal System 145
14 Multi-detector Computed Tomography Urography 162
15 PET/CT in Abdominal and Pelvic Malignancies: Principles and Practices 173
SECTION III - MDCT of the Cardiovascular System 216
16 Imaging Protocols for Cardiac CT 217
17 MDCT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta 231
18 Pulmonary Embolism Imaging with MDCT 242
19 MDCT Angiography of Peripheral Arterial Disease 256
20 Coronary CTA in Acute Chest Pain 269
21 Coronary CTA for Stent Evaluation 275
SECTION IV - MDCT of Head and Neck 282
22 CT Angiography of the Neck and Brain 283
23 MDCT Perfusion in Acute Stroke 299
SECTION V MDCT of Trauma 314
24 MDCT of Abdominal Trauma 315
25 Role of MDCT in the Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Trauma 326
SECTION VI - Pediatric MDCT 335
26 MDCT in Children: Scan Techniques and Contrast Issues 335
APPENDIX - MDCT Protocols 357
MDCT Protocols - Chest CT 358
MDCT Protocols - Pancreas 371
MDCT Protocols - Enterography 374
MDCT Protocols - Mesenteric 377
MDCT Protocols - Kidneys 380
MDCT Protocols - Urography 385
MDCT Protocols - Adrenal 389
MDCT Protocols - Thoracic Aorta 392
MDCT Protocols - Aorto-Iliac 397
MDCT Protocols - Runoff 399
MDCT Protocols - Trauma 401
MDCT Protocols - Pulmonary Embolism 406
MDCT Protocols - Pediatrics 409