The Year in Radiology Voume 1 Special issue: Advances in MDCT

by Saini, Sanjay; Bonomo, Lorenzo; Teasdale, Evelyn

• ISBN13: 9781904392170
• ISBN10: 1904392172
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-06
• Publisher: Informa Healthc

Summary

The quality, speed, and possibilities with isotropic resolution volume data sets for exquisite multiplanar and 3-D image manipulations are such that these developments can be viewed not so much as a step-wise advance in an established technology but almost as a new paradigm in medical imaging. It is clear that technology offers powerful opportunities in screening; what is not clear is what screening is effective, cost-effective, or even ethical. The optimum use of this powerful technology is still being explored.Summarizing the current literature on investigative work in this field, The Year in Radiology: Advances in MDCT brings together a prestigious team of specialists to share their expertise. They review and provide expert commentary on studies of the use of MDCT in hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal, thoracic, and head and neck imaging, allowing the reader to absorb important messages quickly. The book includes articles on the crucial questions of the influence of contrast agent administration. This resource puts current information within easy reach of the busy radiologist or radiology technician.

Table of Contents

Editorial Board and Contributors	vii
Foreword	ix
Part I Thoracic imaging	1	(100)
Section editor: Lorenzo Bonomo
1. Evolution of computed tomography: from 15 h to subsecond scanning	3	(4)
Mannudeep Kalra, Sanjay Saini
2. MDCT of the thorax in evaluation of focal and diffuse parenchimal disease: advances and new clinical applications	7	(8)
Lorenzo Bonomo
3. Multidetector row computed tomography imaging of pulmonary embolism	15	(13)
Andreas Kopp, Axel Küttner, Stephen Schröder, Martin Heuschmid, Claus Claussen
4. Lung cancer	28	(20)
Lorenzo Bonomo, Beatrice Feragalli, Manuela Mereu, Francesca Guido
5. Lung cancer screening	48	(19)
Beatrice Feragalli
6. High-resolution computed tomography of the lung	67	(21)
Lorenzo Bonomo, Beatrice Feragalli, Manuela Mereu, Francesca Guido
7. Virtual bronchoscopy	88	(15)
Beatrice Feragalli
Part II Imaging of the head and neck	101	(104)
Section editor: Evelyn Teasdale
8. Contrast enhancement protocols for cerebral perfusion computed tomography	103	(9)
Ken Miles
9. Applications in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery	112	(19)
Kirsten Forbes
10. Assessing the cervical carotid artery	131	(23)
Evelyn Teasdale
11. Spine	154	(11)
Evelyn Teasdale
12. Intracranial vascular lesions	165	(23)
Evelyn Teasdale
13. Stroke	188	(19)
Evelyn Teasdale
Part III Scanning protocols and contrast injection regimens	205	(114)
Section editor: Richard White
14. Principles of contrast medium delivery for computed tomography angiography	207	(12)
Dominik Fleischmann
15. MDCT revitalizing applications for computed tomography in neuroimaging	219	(19)
Evelyn Teasdale
16. Current issues in MDCT: radiation dose, data flow and management, data interpretation and presentation, and new clinical applications	238	(8)
Mark Baker
17. Abdominal imaging protocols	246	(48)
Mark Baker
18. Techniques and contrast protocols	294	(25)
Sandra Halliburton
Further reading	319	(6)
List of abbreviations	325	(2)
Index of papers reviewed	327	(10)
General index	337