Multislice CT: Principles and Protocols

Friedrich Knollmann; Fergus V. Coakley

ISBN 10: 1416002685 / ISBN 13: 9781416002680

Editore: Saunders, 2006

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Titolo: Multislice CT: Principles and Protocols

Casa editrice: Saunders

Data di pubblicazione: 2006

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Very good+

Condizione sovraccoperta: no dust jacket

Edizione: First Edition.

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A team of international experts provides a hands-on, evidence-based overview of the latest clinical applications of multislice computed tomography. Each chapter begins with standard examination protocols for a particular body area and then provides detailed explanations of the key parameter choices for each scanner type - with supportive data from the available literature, wherever possible. The result is today's state-of-the-art definitive guide to the cost-effective use of this revolutionary new technology.

• Offers a complete overview of the most important applications of multislice computed tomography for all body areas.
• Organizes information in a head-to-toe format, making guidance quick and easy to find.
• Features abundantly illustrated guidance with many color 3-D images.
• Presents up-to-date coverage based upon the most recent technology, from 4-row to 64-row CT systems.
• Includes the latest information on contrast agents and equipment protocols.
• Also includes Multislice CT Angiography, the most advanced technique in vascular imaging.
• Covers the latest interventional procedures guided by MSCT.

Contenuti:

1. MSCT in Acute Stroke

2. MSCT in the Head and Neck

3. Lung Nodules

4. Multidetector Computed Tomography in the Investigation of Interstitial Lung Disease

5. Multidetector Computed Tomography in the Investigation of Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease

6. Cardiac MSCT

7. Multislice CT of the Hepatobiliary System

8. Investigating the Pancreas

9. Virtual Colonoscopy

10. Pediatric Body CT

11. Body CTA and Contrast Administration Issues

12. Muskuloskeletal MSCT

13. Multislice CT of the Genitourinary System

14. Peripheral CT Angiography

15. Interventional MSCT

16. Dose in Multislice-CT