Multislice CT: A Practical Guide

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Technical Aspects of Multislice Computed Tomography

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Spiral and Multislice Computed Tomography Scanning: Physical Principles that Inform Protocol Development

      • Steven E. Seltzer

      Pages 3-6

   3. Multislice CT Scanning with the SOMATOM Volume Zoom

      • Thomas H. Flohr, Klaus Klingenbeck-Regn, Bernd Ohnesorge, Stefan Schaller

      Pages 7-21

   4. What is Changed in Contrast Medium Injection when Using High-Resolution Multislice Computed Tomography?

      • Roberto Passariello, Carlo Catalano, Federica Pediconi, Roberto Brillo

      Pages 22-27

   5. Computer Modeling Approach to Contrast Medium Administration and Scan Timing for Multislice Computed Tomography

      • Kyongtae T. Bae, Jay P. Heiken

      Pages 28-36

   6. Three-Dimensional Imaging and Virtual Reality Applications of Multislice Computed Tomography

      • Simon Wildermuth, Ninoslav Teodorovic, Paul R. Hilfiker, Borut Marincek

      Pages 37-56

3. Multislice Computed Tomography in Neuroradiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57

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   2. Intracranial and Cervical Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Angiography Using a Multislice Computed Tomography System: Initial Clinical Experience

      • Yukunori Korogi, Kazuhiro Yoshizumi, Yoshiharu Nakayama, Masataka Kadota, Mutsumasa Takahashi

      Pages 59-64

   3. Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography of the Skull Base

      • Ulrich Baum, Bernd Tomandl, Michael Lell, Matthias Duetsch, Knut Eberhardt, Holger Greess et al.

      Pages 65-75

4. Cardiovascular Multislice Computed Tomography

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. Cardiac Imaging with Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography

      • Willi A. Kalender, Stefan Ulzheimer, Marc Kachelriess

      Pages 79-89

   3. The Potential of Cardio-Computed Tomography

      • Alexander V. Smekal

      Pages 90-97

   4. Coronary Atherosclerosis in Multislice Computed Tomography

      • Christoph R. Becker, Bernd M. Ohnesorge, U. Joseph Schoepf, Maximilian F. Reiser

      Pages 98-110

   5. Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Using Multislice Computed Tomography: Pitfalls and Potential

      • Malte L. Bahner, J. M. Boese

      Pages 111-117

   6. Cardiac Multislice Computed Tomography: Screening and Diagnosis of Chronic Heart Disease

      • Andreas F. Kopp, Stephen Schröder, Axel Küttner, Christian Georg, Bernd Ohnesorge, Claus D. Claussen

      Pages 118-124

   7. Real Time Visualization of Volume Data: Applications in Computed Tomography Angiography

      • Elliot K. Fishman

      Pages 125-133

   8. Fast High-Resolution Computed Tomography Angiography of Peripheral Vessels

      • Carlo Catalano, Andrea Grossi, Alessandro Napoli, Francesco Fraioli

      Pages 134-142

5. Multislice Computed Tomography Applications in the Chest

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. Multislice Computed Tomography of the Lung Parenchyma

      • Mathias Prokop

      Pages 145-156

Until recently, CT scanner performance was limited by a series of compromises. With single-detector scanners, one cannot select thin collimation and still maintain the required extent of volumetric coverage. Slow scans cause motion artifacts that impair image quality. The introduction of multidetector CT technology, however, has revolutionized the field. Currently multidetector, multislice CT scanners acquire up to four channels of data from interweaving spirals. The minimum gantry rotation period is as low as half of a second. This increased scan speed allows for thinner collimation and thus higher longitudinal or z-axis resolution in comparison with single-detector CT. The improved image quality with multidetector technology leads to new applications of CT, particularly in cardiac, vascular, and abdominal imaging. On-going clinical studies are evaluating the suitability of this new imaging tool for non-invasive screening and diagnosis of coronary artery disease. A particular advantage to the increased scan speed in vascular imaging is the ability to cut intra­ venous contrast dosage and still maintain peak enhancement CT throughout the entire acquisition. Thin-section, multiphasic acquisition during optimal arterial-phase and venous-phase enhan­ cement significantly improves the accuracy for small lesion and vessel detection, and enhances overall classification of abdominal neoplasms. On the other hand, the increasingly large volume data sets force to new ways of looking at, presenting, storing, and trans­ ferring images. Networking and two- and three dimensional data processing are the key words.

• angiography
• cardiac imaging
• computed tomography (CT)
• computer
• computer tomography
• diagnosis
• neuroradiology
• radiation
• radiology
• tomography

• Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

  Borut Marincek

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Pablo R. Ros

• Department of Clinical Radiology Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians-University, Munich, Deutschland

  Maximilian Reiser

• Head,Section of Abdominal Imaging Division of Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

  Mark E. Baker

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