The advent of spiral CT has led to a major breakthrough in abdominal imaging. This richly illustrated volume, written by US and European experts in the field, provides technical information on the modality and considers in depth the key pathologies of each abdominal organ system in which spiral CT has resulted in major diagnostic improvements.

The advent of spiral CT has led to a major breakthrough in abdominal imaging This richly illustrated volume, written by US and European experts in the field, provides technical information on the modality and considers in depth the key pathologies of each abdominal organ system in which spiral CT has resulted in major diagnostic improvement Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
1 Principles.- 2 Data/Image Processing.- 3 Reconstruction Techniques for CT Angiography.- 4 Tailoring the Imaging Protocol.- 5 Segmental Anatomy of the Liver in Spiral CT.- 6 Spiral CT of Hepatic Metastases.- 7 Hemangioma.- 8 Adenoma and Focal Nodular Hyperplasia.- 9 Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- 10 Perfusion Disorders.- 11 The Case for Ultrasonography.- 12 The Case for Spiral CT.- 13 Liver: Role of Helical CT and Controversies: the Case for MRI.- 14 Synthesis.- 15 Tailoring the Imaging Protocol.- 16 Benign and Malignant Biliary Stenoses.- 17 Choledocholithiasis and CT Cholangiography.- 18 Spiral CT for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.- 19 CT of Endocrine and Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas.- 20 Helical CT of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis].- 21 The Case for Ultrasonography.- 22 The Case for Spiral CT.- 23 The case for MRI.- 24 Synthesis.- 25 Tailoring the Imaging Protocol.- 26 Spiral CT of Renal Perfusion Abnormalities.- 27 Retroperitoneum and Ureters.- 28 Adrenals.- 29 Detection and Staging of Renal Neoplasms.- 30 The Case for Ultrasonography.- 31 The Case for Spiral CT.- 32 The Case for MRI.- 33 Synthesis.- 34 CT Enteroclysis.- 35 Virtual Colonoscopy.- 36 Mesenteric Ischemia.- 37 Synthesis: Impact of Spiral CT on Imaging of the GI Tract and Comparison with Other Imaging Modalities.- 38 Aorta and Visceral Arteries.- 39 The Case for Doppler Sonography.- 40 The Case for CT Angiography.- 41 The Case for MR Angiography.- 42 Synthesis.- 43 Helical CT in Patients with Abdominal Trauma.- 44 Spiral CT of the Paediatric Abdomen: Technique and Applications.- 45 Interventional Procedures.- 46 New Contrast Media for Liver CT.- 47 Spiral CT Imaging Protocols for Abdominal Studies.- List of contributors.