Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax

1. CT Technology for Imaging the Thorax: State of the Art
Thomas G. Flohr, Bernhard Schmidt

2. Strategies for Dose Reduction and Improvement of Image Quality in Chest CT
Narinder S. Paul

3. Contrast Medium Injection Technique
Dominik Fleischmann, Richard L. Hallett

4. Acquisition Protocols for Thoracic CT
Denis Tack, Vartika Appiah

5. CT Imaging of the Airways
Maxime Hackx, Pierre Alain Gevenois

6. CT in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Pulmonary Emphysema
Hagen Meredig, Bertram Jobst, Mark O. Wielpütz, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

7. CT Imaging of Interstitial Lung Diseases
Marieke Hovinga, Ralf Sprengers, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop

8. Pulmonary Infections: Imaging with CT
Catherine Beigelman-Aubry, Sabine Schmidt

9. Lung Cancer Screening: Evidence, Recommendations, and Controversies
Robin Peters, Matthijs Oudkerk, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart

10. Computed Tomography Characterisation of Lung Nodules and Management of Incidentally Detected Nodules
Anand Devaraj, Charlie Sayer, John Field

11. Staging of Lung Cancer
James G. Ravenel

12. CT Imaging of the Mediastinum
Chang Hyun Lee, Julien Dinkel

13. PET/CT of Lung Cancer
Victor H. Gerbaudo, Camilo A. Garcia

14. CT of Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
Chandra Bortolotto, Suonita Khung, Julien Pagniez, Jacques Remy, Martine Remy-Jardin

15. Dual-Energy CT of the Thorax
Felix G. Meinel, Long Jiang Zhang, U. Joseph Schoepf

16. CT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta
Geoffrey D. Rubin

17. CT Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease
Julian L. Wichmann, Stefanie Mangold, U. Joseph Schoepf, Stephen R. Fuller, Felix G. Meinel

18. Comprehensive CT Imaging in Acute Chest Pain
Amelia M. Wnorowski, Ethan J. Halpern

19. CT Imaging of the Heart-Lung Axis
Edwin J. R. Beek, Saeed Mirsadraee

20. Anomalies and Malformations of the Pulmonary Circulation
Carlos S. Restrepo, Rashmi Katre, Amy Mumbower

21. Workflow Design for CT of the Thorax
Matthew K. Fuld, Juan Carlos Ramirez-Giraldo

22. Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Quantification in Chest CT
Jin Mo Goo

23. Computed Tomography of the Pediatric Chest
Shannon G. Farmakis, Marilyn J. Siegel

24. MDCT of the Chest Wall
Beth A. Ripley, Tatiana Kelil, Yolonda L. Colson, Ritu R. Gill

25. MDCT of Chest Trauma
Lucas L. Geyer, Ulrich Linsenmaier

26. CT-Guided Intervention in the Thorax
Stephen B. Solomon, Carole A. Ridge

27. Medical-Legal Aspects of Multidetector CT
Jochen M. Grimm, Jim Potchen

28. Future Developments for CT of the Thorax
Willi A. Kalender, Michael M. Lell

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Diagnostic Radiology, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Cardiology