Thoracic Multidetector CT Comes of Age, an Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

by Bhalla, Sanjeev

• ISBN13: 9781437715149
• ISBN10: 1437715141
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

This issue reviews the latest advances in the use of multidetector CT for imaging of the chest. Included in this issue are articles on "Thoracic CT (How far we have come)," "MDCT (Principles and Practice)," and "Contrast Enhancement." Topics such as "Dual Energy Chest CT" and "Volumetric HRCT" are also covered. The issue is completed with reviews of "CT Pulmonary Angiography of Acute PE," "Congenital Vascular Disease," "CT Pulmonary Angiography: Beyond Acute PE," and "Pre- and Postoperative Planning."

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
The Beatles, the Nobel Prize, and Chest CT Scan	p. 1
Optimization of Contrast Enhancement in Thoracic MDCT	p. 9
Acute Pulmonary Embolism	p. 31
Multidetector Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography: Beyond Acute Pulmonary Embolism	p. 51
MDCT Evaluation of Acute Aortic Syndrome	p. 67
Congenital Thoracic Vascular Anomalies	p. 85
Multidetector Computed Tomography in the Preoperative Assessment of Cardiac Surgery Patients	p. 117
Multidetector CT of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules	p. 141
MDCT of Trachea and Main Bronchi	p. 157
Volumetric Expiratory HRCT of the Lung: Clinical Applications	p. 177
Multidetector CT Scan in the Evaluation of Chest Pain of Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Origin	p. 185
Thoracic Applications of Dual Energy	p. 193
Index	p. 207
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