Dual Energy CT in Clinical Practice

Dual-energy CT is a novel, rapidly emerging imaging technique which offers important new functional and specific information. With implementation of the technology in commercially available scanners, many clinical applications are now feasible. In this book, physicists and specialists from different...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Thorsten (Editor), Fink, Christian (Editor), Schönberg, Stefan O. (Editor), Reiser, Maximilian F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Diagnostic Imaging
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Physical Implementation: Physical Background
  • Dual Source CT
  • Layer Detector
  • Gemstone Detector
  • Postprocessing and Visualization
  • Vascular System: Head and Neck
  • Aorta
  • Peripheral Arteries
  • Plaque Imaging
  • Thoracic Imaging: Lung Perfusion
  • Lung Ventilation
  • Pulmonary Nodules and Lung Cancer
  • Myocardial Perfusion
  • Coronary Imaging
  • Abdominal Imaging: Liver Imaging
  • Kidney Imaging
  • Pancreas
  • Kidney Stone Differentiation
  • Extremities: Tendons and Ligaments
  • Gout