With the advent of multidetector-row technology, excitement has returned to computed tomography. It is now possible to image faster and with better resolution than ever before, more importantly, the development of sophisticated image acquisition techniques has permitted the use of CT imaging in areas previously thought to lie beyond its scope. The knowledge, experience, and vision of a host of renowned international experts in cutting-edge thoracic applications of multidetector-row CT are condensed within this book. The result is a critical, comprehensive review of the novel opportunities, but also the new challenges, brought about by the development of ever-faster CT acquisition techniques. TOC:Technical Bases, Chest, Radiation Exposure, Strategies for Dose Reduction and Improvement of Image Quality, niques for Contrast Medium Injection Technique, Airways, Diffuse Lung Disease, Pulmonary Infections, Multidetector CT Evaluation of ARDS, CT Screening for Lung Cancer, MDCT Screening for Lung Cancer: Current Controversies, MDCT Imaging of Focal Lung Disease, Strategies for the Non-Invasive Work-Up of the Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule, Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Lung Nodules, Staging of Lung Cancer with MDCT, Mediastinum, PET CT of the Thorax, MDCT Angiography of the Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Disease: Perfusion-Weighted Imaging of the Lung, Venography, CT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta, Heart: Detection and Quantification of Coronary Calcium, Angiography of the Coronary Arteries, Workflow Design for MDCT of the Thorax, 2D and 3D Visualization of Thoracic MDCT Data, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, Pediatric Multislice CT of the Chest, Diaphragm, Chest Wall, Pleura, Chest Trauma, CT Guided Interventions, Medical Legal Aspects, Future Technical Developments for CT of the Thorax.

Technical Bases, Chest, Radiation Exposure; Strategies for Dose Reduction and Improvement of Image Quality; niques for Contrast Medium Injection Technique; Airways; Diffuse Lung Disease; Pulmonary Infections; Multidetector CT Evaluation of ARDS; CT Screening for Lung Cancer; MDCT Screening for Lung Cancer: Current Controversies; MDCT Imaging of Focal Lung Disease; Strategies for the Non-Invasive Work-Up of the Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule; Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Lung Nodules; Staging of Lung Cancer with MDCT; Mediastinum; PET CT of the Thorax; MDCT Angiography of the Pulmonary Circulation; Thromboembolic Disease: Perfusion-Weighted Imaging of the Lung; Venography; CT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta; Heart: Detection and Quantification of Coronary Calcium; Angiography of the Coronary Arteries; Workflow Design for MDCT of the Thorax; 2D and 3D Visualization of Thoracic MDCT Data; Computer-Aided Diagnosis; Pediatric Multislice CT of the Chest; Diaphragm, Chest Wall, Pleura; Chest Trauma; CT Guided Interventions; Medical Legal Aspects; Future Technical Developments for CT of the Thorax.