Protocols for Multislice CT (eBook)

Technical Principles and Applications of Multislice CT.- Future Perspectives of Multislice CT.- Dose Considerations and Radiation Protection Issues in Multislice CT.- Artifacts in MSCT.- CT of the Heart and Great Vessels: Protocols in Congenital Heart Disease Patients.- Contrast Medium Applications for Multislice CT.- Indication for PET-CT.- Acute Neurovascular Events: Bleeding and Ischemia Diagnosed by MSCT.- CTA of Intracranial Aneurysm.- Imaging of the Cerebral Veins and Sinuses with MS-CT.- Brain Perfusion.- Sinuses and Facial Skeleton.- Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, and Oral Cavity.- MDCT of the Hypopharynx and Larynx.- Multidetector CT-Diagnosis of Infectious Pulmonary Disease.- Parenchymal Changes of the Lung.- MSCT Imaging of 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.- MSCT Imaging of Biliary Tract Disease.- MSCT of the Upper Urinary Tract.- Pancreas and Retroperitoneal Space.- Gastrointestinal Tract.- CT Colonography.- Musculoskeletal Imaging.- Trauma Imaging.- CT-Guided Abscess Drainage.- CT-Guided Diagnostic Punctures.- CT-Guided Ablation Therapy.- Vertebroplasty.