Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Schoepf, U. Joseph (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Meinel, Felix G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Medical Radiology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Cardiology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Since the first edition of this book was published in 2004, computed tomography has seen groundbreaking technical innovations that have transformed the field of thoracic imaging and opened novel possibilities for the detection of thoracic pathologies. This book highlights cutting-edge thoracic appli...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: MDCT – Technical Background, Radiation Protection: Technical Bases of MDCT
• Radiation Exposure in Thoracic CT
• Strategies for Dose Reduction and Improvement of Image Quality in Chest CT
• Contrast Medium Injection Techniques
• Acquisition Protocols for Thoracic CT
• Part II: Airways / Diffuse Lung Disease: CT of the Airways
• CT in COPD / Pulmonary Emphysema
• CT Imaging of Interstitial Lung Diseases
• Pulmonary infections: Imaging with CT
• CT Evaluation of ARDS
• Part III: Lung Nodules / Lung Cancer: CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Evidence and Recommendations
• CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Current Controversies
• CT Characterization of Lung Nodules
• Management of lung nodules detected incidentally and at screening
• Staging of Lung Cancer with CT
• CT Imaging of the Mediastinum
• PET CT of the Thorax
• Part IV: Cardiovascular Applications: CT of Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
• Dual-energy CT of the Thorax
• MDCT of the Thoracic Aorta
• CT Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease
• Comprehensive CT Imaging in acute chest pain
• CT Imaging of the Heart-Lung axis
• Anomalies and malformations of the pulmonary circulation: Evaluation with CT
• Part V: Data Management: Workflow Design for CT of the Thorax
• 2D and 3D Visualization of Thoracic MDCT Data
• Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Chest CT
• Part VI: Miscellaneous: Pediatric CT of the Chest
• CT of the Chest Wall
• CT in Chest Trauma
• CT Guided Interventions in the Thorax
• Thoracic CT: Medicolegal Aspects
• Future Developments in Chest CT.