This 206-page textbook would be a valuable addition to the library of any radiology department currently using a multislice CT scanner or due to upgrade to one in the near future." "The style of text is very readable and well organised." "This is an excellent textbook and I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone currently performing CT angiography or considering doing so." [RAD Magazine, October, 2005] "This textbook provides a comprehensive review of MDCT angiography. this work offers a complete, well-documented, and comprehensive presentation of this state-of-the-art technology . The large number of illustrations (345). | MEDICAL RADIOLOGY Diagnostic Imaging A. L Baert K. Sartor Multidetector Row CT Angiography Springer c. Catalano R. Passariello Editors Contents 1 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography Evolution Current Usage Clinical Perspectives and Comparison with Other Imaging Modalities Douglas s. Katz and Man Hon. 1 2 Multidetector-Row CT Technical Principles Thomas Flohr and Stefan Schaller. 11 3 Multidetector-Row CT Image Processing Techniques and Clinical Applications Emanuele Neri Paola Vagli Francesco Odoguardi Davide Caramella and Carlo Bartolozzi. 25 4 Contrast Medium Administration Dominik Fleischmann. 41 5 CT Angiography in the Assessment of Intracranial Vessels Toshinori Hirai Yukunori Korogi Mutsumasa Takahashi and Yasuyuki Yamashita. 55 6 Carotid Arteries Carlo Catalano Federica Pediconi Alessandro Napoli Massimiliano Danti Piergiorgio Nardis and Linda Bertoletti. 69 7 Thoracic Aorta Michael D. Dake Jeffrey c. Hellinger and Jonathan M. Levin. 87 8 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography of the Pulmonary Circulation u. Joseph Schoepf. 103 9 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography of the Coronary Arteries Christoph R. Becker. 125 10 Abdominal Aorta Lorenzo Bonomo Roberto Iezzi and Biagio Merlino. 137 11 Hepatic Vessels Takamichi Murakami Masatoshi Hori Tonsok Kim Masatomo Kuwabara Hisashi Abe Azzam Anwar Khankan and Hironobu Nakamura. 155 12 Multislice CT Angiography of the Splanchnic Vessels Andrea Laghi Riccardo Iannaccone Riccardo Ferrari Daniele Marin and Roberto Passariello. 167 1 Multidetector-Row CT Angiography Evolution Current Usage Clinical Perspectives and Comparison with Other Imaging Modalities Douglas s. Katz and Man Hon CONTENTS Evolution of Multidetector-Row CT Angiography 1 Development of Helical CT Angiography 1 Refinement and Additional Applications of CT Angiography 2 Development of Multidetector-Row CT Angiog raphy 2 Established Uses of CT Angiography 2 Thoracic CT Angiography 2 Thoracic Aortic I maging 2 CT Pulmonary
