Spectral Imaging

This book, edited by leading experts in radiology, offers a state-of-the-art overview of the specifics and the added value of dual-energy, multi-energy, and spectral computed tomography (CT). Latest advances and upcoming innovations such as photon-counting detector CT are covered by renown experts in the field. The entire spectrum of clinical applications of dual-energy and spectral CT throughout the body is covered. Book chapters are written by expert authors with a background in physics and radiology and are richly illustrated with high quality figures, graphical illustrations, and tables. The first section covers background issues and the most relevant technical aspects of the technique, including a detailed description of the approaches to dual-energy, spectral and photon-counting CT by different vendors of CT scanners. The second part focusses on the use of dual-energy, spectral and photon-counting CT in daily clinical practice, and individual chapters are devoted to imaging of the brain, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, abdominal organs, skeletal system, and the chest. The focus of the book ensures that it will be of interest for a multidisciplinary forum of readers comprising radiologists, medical physicists, and other medical professionals and scientists being interested in cutting edge CT imaging.

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Part I: Technical Principles.- Material Decomposition and Post-Processing - History and Basic Principles.- Dual-Energy CT- The Siemens Approach.- Spectral CT - The Philips Approach.- Dual-Energy - The GE Approach.- Dual Energy - The Canon Approach.- Basic Principles and Clinical Applications of Photon-Counting CT.- Contrast Media for Modern Computed Tomography.- Part II: Clinical Applications.- Neuroradiological Imaging.- Head and Neck Imaging.- Clinical Applications in Cardiac Imaging.- Dual Energy CT Angiography.- Thoracic Imaging: Ventilation/Perfusion.- Thoracic Oncology.- Gastrointestinal Imaging: Oncology (Liver, Pancreas, Bowel Cancer and Treatment Response).- Gastrointestinal Imaging: Liver Fat and Iron Quantification.- Bowel Imaging.- Role of Dual Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) in an Acute Abdomen.- Spectral Computed Tomography Imaging of the Adrenal Glands.- Urogenital Imaging: Kidneys (Lesion Characterization).- Urogenital Imaging: Kidneys - Urinary Stones.- Skeletal Imaging: Bones.- Gout.- Dual-Energy CT in Radiation Oncology.- The Future of Spectral CT - Radiomics and Beyond.- Photon-Counting CT: Initial Clinical Experience.