Multidetector-row computed tomography : scanning and contrast protocols

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Cover......Page 1 C ontents......Page 7 S ECTION I P rinciples and Challenges of MDCT......Page 11 Introduction......Page 12 A d v antages of MDCT......Page 14 Disadvantages of MDCT......Page 15 Detector Types......Page 16 C one Beam Interpolation......Page 17 Choosing Scan Parameters......Page 18 F uture Trends......Page 19 P a tient-Related Factors......Page 22 T echnical Factors......Page 25 P a tient-Related Factors......Page 27 C onclusions......Page 28 S ECTION II A bdominal Imaging......Page 30 Introduction......Page 31 T echnical Aspects of MDCT......Page 33 Hemangiomas......Page 35 F ocal Nodular Hyperplasia......Page 37 Liver Adenoma......Page 39 Hypervascular Metastases......Page 40 C onclusions......Page 41 References......Page 42 Alfonso Marchianò......Page 43 MDCT Parameters......Page 44 C ontrast Medium......Page 45 C onclusions......Page 48 MDCT Technique......Page 50 References......Page 53 Phases of Scanning in MDCT......Page 55 Characterization......Page 56 Multiphasic Contrast-Enhanced MDCT Imaging in the Pancreas......Page 57 C ontrast Optimization......Page 59 U se of High-Concentration Contrast Media: P ancreatic Imaging......Page 60 Optimization of Injection Technique......Page 62 3D Imaging......Page 63 C onclusions......Page 64 S ECTION III Cardiac and Vascular Imaging......Page 67 Introduction......Page 68 Early Arterial CM Dynamics......Page 70 A ccurate Scan Timing Relative to the CM T r ansit Time t CMT......Page 72 CM Concentration......Page 73 CM Administration for Slow CTA A cquisitions......Page 74 C onclusions......Page 75 References......Page 76 C oronary Calcium Screening......Page 77 C oronary CTA......Page 78 F uture Technical and Clinical P otential......Page 80 References......Page 81 C arlo Catalano, A lessandro Napoli, F r ancesco Fraioli, Mario Cavacece,......Page 83 Scanning Protocol......Page 84 Abdominal Aorta and Run-Off Arteries......Page 85 Image Reconstruction......Page 86 Abdominal Aorta and Run-Off Arteries......Page 87 T hree-Dimensional Post-processing f or CTA......Page 88 Clinical Applications Overview......Page 90 L o w-Dose Scanning......Page 91 References......Page 92 In Search of a Gold Standard......Page 93 Negative Predictive Value......Page 94 Outlook......Page 95 C onclusions......Page 96 S ECTION IV F u ture Prospects in MDCT Imaging......Page 98 Introduction......Page 99 MDCT for Planning of Interventional P r ocedures......Page 101 MDCT-Guided Minimally Invasive Interventions......Page 103 MDCT for Follow-Up of Interventional Procedures......Page 107 C onclusions......Page 108 T echnical Considerations Quantification for Contrast Enhancement......Page 111 Image Acquisition......Page 112 Oncology......Page 113 References......Page 114 Multiplanar Reformation......Page 115 Maximum Intensity Projection......Page 116 Shaded Surface Display......Page 117 C ut-Plane Selection......Page 118 Section-by-Section 2D ROI Editing......Page 119 S y stems for CT Data Analysis......Page 120 References......Page 121 Definition, Epidemiology, and Clinical F eatures......Page 123 CIN Following Intra-arterial A dministration of CM in Patients with Renal Im......Page 124 Steps for Prevention......Page 128 P a thogenesis......Page 130 References......Page 131