Overview
- Practical handbook with easy-to-read and simple proposals of MDCT protocols
- Many examples from routine clinical practice
- No other similar work in the literature
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) has become a fundamental imaging technique for the study of many anatomical districts in different clinical situations, as it provides a fast, reliable, and accurate simultaneous evaluation of different organs, including parenchyma, hollow viscera, vessels, and bony structures. It has also equipped the radiologist with the ability to explore areas that in the last decade were largely ignored by CT, especially the coronary arteries and the colon, and to limit invasive diagnostic tests (e.g., catheter angiography) to those cases in which interventional procedures are required.
The examination quality and the consequent diagnostic accuracy of MDCT are the results of an optimized study technique, which nonetheless needs to be adapted to the particular clinical situation of the patient, while bearing in mind the radiation exposure. Another fundamental parameter in the optimization of MDCT is the protocol for the intravenous injection of iodinated contrast material; in these studies, multiple variables, some modifiable by the operator and others patient-dependent, must be considered based on the aims of maximizing arterial and venous enhancements whilst minimizing the dose of iodine injected, saving money, and increasing patient safety.
Through the presentation of cases addressing different anatomical regions and various clinical indications, including emergency and neuro-imaging, this volume seeks to provide the general radiologist and trainee specialist with a guide to the main study protocols to be implemented in order to optimize examination quality and, consequently, facilitate the diagnostic process.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: MDCT Protocols
Book Subtitle: Whole Body and Emergencies
Editors: Andrea Laghi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2403-8
Publisher: Springer Milano
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Italia Srl 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-2402-1Published: 08 December 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-2403-8Published: 23 April 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 253
Topics: Diagnostic Radiology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Emergency Medicine