Multislice CT A Practical Guide ; Proceedings of the 6th International SOMATOM CT Scientific User Conference, Tuebingen, September 2002 ; with 17 Tables

I Technical Aspects, Workflow, Dose.- 1 Computed Tomography - Past, Present and Future.- 2 Multidetector CT and the Future of CT Scanning -The Coming Revolution in Workflow and Process Design.- 3 Pediatric Multidetector CT: Practice Guidelines.- II Neuro, Head and Neck.- 4 Multislice Spiral CT Angiography in Vascular Neuroradiology.- 5 Multislice CT of the Head and Neck.- III Abdomen and Chest.- 6 State of the Art MSCT in the Abdomen: Emphasis in Liver and Pancreas.- 7 3-D Imaging of the Pancreas with the Siemens Volume Zoom CT Scanner.- 8 Multislice CT of the Thorax: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions.- 9 Role of CT Angiography in the Management of Thromboembolic Disease.- IV Contrast/CT-Angiography.- 10 Contrast Injection Techniques and CT Scan Timing.- 11 Contrast Medium Injection in MSCT: Present Status and Future Perspectives.- 12 Multislice CT Angiography of Abdominal Visceral Vessels.- V Cardio CT.- 13 Algorithms and Clinical Application of Multislice Cardiac CT.- 14 Cardiac CT: From 4 to 16 Rows.- 15 Imaging of Coronary Atherosclerosis.- VI Screening.- 16 Coronary Artery Disease: Role of Coronary Artery Calcium Detection.- 17 Lung Cancer Detection and Characterization: Challenges and Solutions.- 18 Techniques and Interpretation of Multislice CT Colonography.