This comprehensive reference work details the latest research and findings in computed tomography (CT) imaging. Addressing every major body system, the first volume of this text details the engineering and clinical benefits in the diagnosis of human pathologies utilizing CT technologies. The text presents CAD principles as applied to CT and also covers the protocols and potentialities of advanced computed tomography scanning with high-quality CT images. The contributors are world-class experts from a number of different countries.

Luca Saba, University of Cagliari, Italy. Jasjit S. Suri, Global Biomedical Technologies Inc, Roseville USA.

General Principles Technical Principles of Computed Tomography, Michael M. Lell and Christianne Leidecker CT Perfusion: Principles, Implementations, and Clinical Applications, Aaron So, Errol E. Stewart, Christopher D. d'Esterre, Timothy Pok Chi Yeung, Glenn Bauman, Nikolaj K. G. Jensen, Eugene Wong, and Ting-Yim Lee Contrast Media in Computed Tomography Imaging, Yousef W. Nielsen and Henrik S. Thomsen Computed Tomography Angiography: Postprocessing Methods and Clinical Applications, Zhonghua Sun Radiation Dose in Computed Tomography, Kosuke Matsubara Neck-Brain Imaging of the Paranasal Sinuses and Ear, Thomas J. Vogl and Ahmed M. Tawfik Head and Neck, Irfan Celebi Computed Tomography Imaging of Brain Tumors, Jonathan K. Park and Whitney Pope Computed Tomography Imaging of Stroke, Angelika Hoffmann and Max Wintermark Neurodegenerative Diseases, Asim K. Bag, Joel K. Cure, and Philip R. Chapman Central Nervous System Infection, Asim K. Bag, Shehanaz Ellika, and Surjith Vattoth Head Trauma, Eytan Raz and Pier Luigi Di Paolo Cardiovascular System Coronary Artery Imaging, Robert Donnino and Monvadi B. Srichai Cardiovascular CT Imaging of Valvular Structure and Myocardial Perfusion: Anatomic and Functional CT Data for the Planning of Cardiovascular Procedures, Kheng-Thye Ho and Paul Schoenhagen Pathologies of the Pericardium, Samuel Boynton and Philip A. Araoz Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension, Tobias De Zordo, Karoline Netzer, Gudrun Feuchtner, and Werner Jaschke Computed Tomography of Carotid and Vertebral Arteries, Luca Saba CT of the Aorta and Splanchnic Vessels, Jorge M. Fuentes-Orrego, Rocio Perez-Johnston, and Dushyant V. Sahani Peripheral CT Angiography of the Lower and Upper Limbs, Michele Anzidei, Eugenio Marotta, Luca Bertaccini, Alessandro Napoli, and Carlo Catalano CT Venography, Michele Anzidei, Goffredo Serra, Francesco Fraioli, and Carlo Catalano Thorax and Mediastinum Infective Pathology of the Lung, Jeffrey P. Kanne Interstitial Lung Disease, Irene Ariozzi, Carmelinda Manna, Eleonora Zambrini, Antonio Pavarani, and Nicola Sverzellati Pulmonary Neoplasms of the Lung, Jin Mo Goo Pathologies of the Mediastinum, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek Index