This book provides structured up-to-date information on all routine protocols used for multislice (multidetector row) CT. The volume contains a detailed technical section and covers the prevailing investigations of the brain, neck, lungs and chest, abdomen with parenchymal organs and gastrointestinal tract, the musculoskeletal system and CTA as well as dedicated protocols for the heart. Separate chapters address the how-to of CT-guided interventions such as punctures, drainages, and therapeutic approaches. Each protocol is displayed en bloc, enabling rapid appreciation of indications and the necessary scanner settings.

The second edition includes contributions by renowned experts in the field, who not only provide their clinical experience on each topic, but also give guidelines for indications, workflow, postprocessing and reconstruction algorithms.

Technical Principles and Applications of Multislice CT

Future Perspectives of Multislice CT
Dose Considerations and Radiation Protection Issues in Multislice CT
Artifacts in MSCT
CT of the Heart and Great Vessels: Protocols in Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Contrast Medium Applications for Multislice CT
Indication for PET-CT
Acute Neurovascular Events: Bleeding and Ischemia Diagnosed by MSCT
CTA of Intracranial Aneurysm
Imaging of the Cerebral Veins and Sinuses with MS-CT
Brain Perfusion
Sinuses and Facial Skeleton
Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, and Oral Cavity
MDCT of the Hypopharynx and Larynx
Multidetector CT-Diagnosis of Infectious Pulmonary Disease
Parenchymal Changes of the Lung
MSCT Imaging of Pulmonary Embolism
Mediastinum, Pleura, and Chest Wall
Thoracic Aorta
Calcium Screening
Coronary Imaging
Functional Cardiac Imaging
Bypass Imaging
Imaging of Coronary Stents
Coronary Imaging at High Heart Rates
Diffuse Liver Disease
Focal Liver Lesions
MSCT Imaging of Biliary Tract Disease
MSCT of the Upper Urinary Tract
Pancreas and Retroperitoneal Space
Gastrointestinal Tract
CT Colonography
Musculoskeletal Imaging
Trauma Imaging
CT-Guided Abscess Drainage
CT-Guided Diagnostic Punctures
CT-Guided Ablation Therapy
Vertebroplasty.