It is a great pleasure to introduce this third, completely revised and updated edition of the s- cessful volume on multislice CT, which was frst published in 2002. It is amazing to observe the continuing rapid technological development in multislice CT and its new clinical applications. Tis volume again ofers a comprehensive overview of all recent new experimental and clinical research in this feld, but it also includes new chapters on dynamic volume CT with 320 detector rows and on fat detector CT. Numerous new and excellent illust- tions help to push this book into an even higher scientifc orbit. I am again deeply indebted to the editors, M.F. Reiser, C.R. Becker, K. Nikolaou, and G. Glazer, for their high level of dedication and eforts to edit this 3rd volume in such a short time period in order to include all the latest advances in multislice CT. I also congratulate the editors and the contributing authors, all internationally well-known CT experts, on the in-depth coverage of the individual chapters. Tis volume is a must for certifed radiologists to update their knowledge and a source of - sic information on CT for radiologists in training.
Referring medical and surgical specialists will fnd it very useful for the daily clinical management of their patients. Leuven Albert L. B aert Series Editor Preface Multi-detector row technology has become an established CT imaging modality worldwide.
Technique.- Multislice CT: Current Technology and Future Developments.- Dynamic Volume CT with 320-Detector Rows: Technology and Clinical Applications.- 3D Imaging with Flat-Detector C-Arm Systems.- Radiation Exposure and Protection in Multislice CT.- Dual-Energy CT-Technical Background.- Radiation Dose in Multislice Cardiac CT.- Radiation Risks Associated with CT Screening Procedures.- Contrast Agent Application and Protocols.- Neuro / Ear-Nose-Throat.- Cerebral Perfusion CT: Technique and Clinical Applications.- MDCT in Neuro-Vascular Imaging.- Anatomy and Pathology of the Temporal Bone.- Pathologies of the Orbit.- Dental CT: Pathologic Findings in the Teeth and Jaws.- Anatomy and Corresponding Oncological Imaging of the Neck.- Cardiovascular Imaging.- Noninvasive Coronary Artery Imaging.- Technical Innovations in Cardiac and Coronary MSCT.- Assessment of Coronary Artery Stents by Coronary CT Angiography.- Acute Chest Pain.- The Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardiac Surgery.- New Indications for Cardiac CT.- Complementary Role of Cardiac CT and MRI.- Complementary Roles of Coronary CT and Myocardial Perfusion SPECT.- CTA of the Aorta by MDCT.- CTA of the Spinal Arteries.- Lower-Extremity CTA.- Lung.- Interstitial Lung Diseases.- Pneumonia.- CT of the Airways.- Oncology.- Liver Tumors.- MDCT of Pancreatic Tumors.- Imaging of Colorectal Tumors with Multidetector Row CT.- Urogenital Tumors.- PET-CT in Oncology.- PET and PET-CT in Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Role of MDCT in Bone Tumors, Metastases, and Myeloma.- Dual Energy CT: Initial Description of Clinical Applications in the Abdomen.- Intervention.- CT-Guided Biopsy and Drainage.- Vertebroplasty.- CT-Guided Tumor Ablation.- Rotational C-Arm-Based CT in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology.-Abdominal Intervention with C-Arm CT.- Trauma Imaging / Acute Care.- CT Management of Multisystem Trauma.
