Title	Spiral CT of the Abdomen [electronic resource] / edited by Franรงois Terrier, Marianne Grossholz, Christoph D. Becker
Imprint	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2000
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56976-0
Descript	XII, 554 p. online resource

The advent of spiral CT has brought about a major breakthrough in abdominal imaging. This volume, written by US and European experts in the field, is designed to provide detailed information on all pertinent aspects of the technique. Introductory chapters examine image acquisition and processing, but the main focus is on clinical applications of spiral CT of the abdomen. The key pathologies of each abdominal organ system in which spiral CT has resulted in a major diagnostic improvement are discussed in depth and richly illustrated with top-quality images. Attention is paid to the choice of the parameters for imaging and automated contrast material injection, tailored to each specific organ and to the most common clinical conditions. The advantages and drawbacks of spiral CT are carefully appraised relative to other imaging modalities, particularly Doppler sonography and MRI. The concluding chapters are devoted to special topics such as abdominal trauma, spiral CT in children, and CT-guided interventional procedures

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