This text on current issues in MDCT technology and applications offers revised chapters and new chapters on such topics as coronary MDCT angiography and children and obese subjects. It includes an Appendix of over 50 updated MDCT scanning protocols.

"MDCT: From Protocols to Practice" tackles contemporary and topical issues in MDCT technology and applications. As an updated edition of MDCT: A Practical Approach, this volume offers new content as well as revised chapters from the previous volume. New chapters discuss important topics such as imaging of children and obese subjects, the use of contrast medium in pregnant women, coronary MDCT angiography, and PET/CT in abdominal and pelvic malignancies. Furthermore an Appendix with over 50 updated MDCT scanning protocols completes this publication. The book emphasizes the practical aspects of MDCT, making it an invaluable source of information for radiologists, residents, medical physicists, and radiology technologists in everyday clinical practice.

From the reviews:

"MDCT: From Protocols to Practice has just been published. Throughout the book, the quality of the images is impressive. An important section of this book is the appendix, which contains all acquisition protocols for all CT scanners on the market. I personally found the book extremely interesting and useful with much information . I strongly recommend the book to radiologists in training and also to experienced colleagues." (C. Catalano, MDCT, March, 2009) The book emphasizes the practical aspects of multidetector computed tomography (CT) and is intended to be a valuable tool for radiologists, residents, medical physics specialists, and radiology technologists in everyday clinical practice. Overall the book is well organized . All chapters are illustrated with countless grayscale and color images of outstanding quality. I highly recommend this moderately priced technically oriented reference book to anyone who actively performs state-of the art multidetector CT. It is invaluable in everyday practice. (Florian Wolf, Radiology, Vol. 255 (1), April, 2010)

Klappentext

MDCT: From Protocols to Practice tackles contemporary and topical issues in MDCT technology and applications. As an updated edition of MDCT: A Practical Approach, this volume offers new content as well as revised chapters from the previous volume. New chapters discuss important topics such as imaging of children and obese subjects, the use of contrast medium in pregnant women coronary, MDCT angiography, and PET/CT in abdominal and pelvic malignancies. Furthermore an Appendix with over 50 updated MDCT scanning protocols completes this publication. The book emphasizes the practical aspects of MDCT, making it an invaluable source of information for radiologists, residents, medical physicists, and radiology technologists in everyday clinical practice.

Inhalt
Physics and Techniques of MDCT.- A Practical Approach to MDCT.- Principles of Contrast Medium Delivery and Scan Timing in MDCT.- Contrast Media Safety and Managing At-Risk Patients: Update 2008.- MDCT Radiation Dose: Recent Advances.- Dual-Source CT: Practical Aspects of Techniques and Applications.- Contrast Considerations in Pregnancy.- MDCT and Obesity.- 3-D Post-processing: Principles and Practical Applications.- MDCT of the Abdomen.- Dual-Phase Liver MDCT.- Hepatobiliary Imaging by MDCT.- Soft Organ MDCT Imaging: Pancreas and Spleen.- Mesenteric and Renal CT Angiography.- Multi-detector Computed Tomography in the Gastrointestinal System.- Multi-detector Computed Tomography Urography.- PET/CT in Abdominal and Pelvic Malignancies: Principles and Practices.- MDCT of the Cardiovascular System.- Imaging Protocols for Cardiac CT.- MDCT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta.- Pulmonary Embolism Imaging with MDCT.- MDCT Angiography of Peripheral Arterial Disease.- Coronary CTA in Acute Chest Pain.- Coronary CTA for Stent Evaluation.- MDCT of Head and Neck.- CT Angiography of the Neck and Brain.- MDCT Perfusion in Acute Stroke.- MDCT of Trauma.- MDCT of Abdominal Trauma.- Role of MDCT in the Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Trauma.- Pediatric MDCT.- MDCT in Children: Scan Techniques and Contrast Issues.