Multidetector-Row CT Angiography (eBook)

Renowned experience in vascular imaging as demonstrated by large number of articles and lectures on the topic of multidetector-row and CT angiography R.P. Chairman of the Dept of Radiological Sciences at the University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Former President of ECR and EAR, C.C. Chief of Vascular Imaging at the University "La Sapienza" of Rome

Foreword 5
Preface 6
Contents 8
1 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography: Evolution, Current Usage, Clinical Perspectives and Comparison with Other Imaging Modalities 10
2 Multidetector-Row CT: Technical Principles 20
3 Multidetector-Row CT: Image-Processing Techniques and Clinical Applications 33
4 Contrast-Medium Administration 49
5 CT Angiography in the Assessment of Intracranial Vessels 63
6 Carotid Arteries 76
7 Thoracic Aorta 94
8 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography of the Pulmonary Circulation 109
9 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography of the Coronary Arteries 131
10 Abdominal Aorta 143
11 Hepatic Vessels 161
12 Multislice CT Angiography of the Splanchnic Vessels 173
13 Multidetector-Row CT of Renal Arteries 182
14 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography of Peripheral Arteries: Imaging Upper- Extremity and Lower- Extremity Vascular Disease 192
15 Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Venous System in Varicose Limbs by Multidetector Spiral CT 204
Subject Index 212
List of Contributors 216