Radiology Today 4

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Digital Arteriography: Ongoing Developments

      • A. B. Crummy

      Pages 3-7

   3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cardiovascular System

      • R. L. Soulen

      Pages 8-11

   4. Comparison of Vascular CT and MRI

      • E. Zeitler

      Pages 12-16

   5. Characterization of Vascular Lesions by Ultrasound

      • B. Terwey, R. Winter

      Pages 17-21

3. Progress in Vascular Interventions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. Laser Angioplasty: A Review

      • D. C. Cumberland, D. J. Moore, D. I. Tayler

      Pages 25-28

   3. Fibrinolytic Therapy Combined with Clot Extraction

      • A. B. Crummy

      Pages 29-32

   4. Drugs Useful in Angioplasty

      • G. L. Wolf

      Pages 33-34

4. Developments in Cardiovascular Imaging

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35

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   2. Blood Flow Measurements with Digital Arteriography

      • J. Buck

      Pages 37-43

   3. Selection of Imaging Techniques for Venous Thromboembolic Disease

      • R. Sörensen, T. Berger, F. Fobbe, J.-H. Schäfer, J. Heitz, R. Arntz

      Pages 44-51

   4. Clinical Usefulness of High-Versus Low-Osmolality Contrast Agents

      • R. Felix, M. Langer, U. Speck

      Pages 52-57

   5. Developments in Angiographic and Interventional Instrumentation

      • K. H. Barth

      Pages 58-62

5. Progress in Cardiovascular Interventions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Types, Placement, and Efficiency

      • R. W. Günther

      Pages 65-70

   3. Transluminal Vascular Stenting and Grafting

      • C. L. Zollikofer, D. Maass, A. H. Cragg

      Pages 71-77

   4. Venography and Sclerotherapy of Varicoceles in Children and Adolescents: A New Catheter System

      • R. Sörensen, T. Berger, F. Fobbe, S. Bender

      Pages 78-79

6. Important Hip Problems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81

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The biennial symposium 'Radiology Today' continues its original mission to bring together European and American radiologists to discuss advances in the field. This volume presents material by well-known experts in cardiovascular and skeletal radiology. Its aim is to provide an overview of each major topic, trends in clinical development, and current interests in research. The future holds much promise for cardiovascular and skeletal radiology, primarily because of new techniques and procedures, but also because of the development of imaginative approaches to clinical problems. Ideas are born on both sides of the Atlantic, and we believe that it is important to ensure a rapid exchange of new information and to determine how it fits into today's medical care, keeping in mind the quality of patients' care, their safety and comfort, as well as cost. The traditional role of radiologists as consultants has increased greatly over time, with new responsibilities being continuously added. We radiologists are challenged to determine the diagnostic pathway appropriate to each patient. To arrive at the diagnosis quickly, safely, and at the lowest possible cost is as important as our participation in determining the patient's management. Some therapeutic procedures are even carried out by diagnostic radiol­ ogists themselves, employing ultrasound, computed tomography, or fluoroscopy and intracavitary catheters. Abscesses can be drained, and blood vessels dilated or blocked. In diagnosis and therapy, events are moving quickly, and advances are made at a rapid pace.

• computed tomography (CT)
• diagnosis
• radiology
• tomography
• ultrasound

• Radiologisches Institut im Zentrum Radiologie, Katharinenhospitals der Stadt Stuttgart, Stuttgart 1, Germany

  Friedrich H. W. Heuck

• Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA

  Martin W. Donner

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