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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN-100781712513
ISBN-139780781712514
eBay Product ID (ePID)290453
Product Key Features
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSpiral Ct : Principles, Techniques, and Clinical Applications
Publication Year1998
SubjectDiagnostic Imaging / General
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorElliot K. Fishman, R. Brooke Jeffrey
Subject AreaMedical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width11 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-050463
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal616.07/572
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisA practical guide to the techniques and clinical applications of spiral CT. It explains the diagnostic capabilities and benefits of spiral CT and offers hands-on guidance on scanning protocols and image interpretation. The expanded coverage in this second edition seeks to reflect the increasing use of spiral CT in clinical practice. New chapters describe the use of spiral CT in the pelvis, oesophagus and stomach, in the evaluation of thoracoabdominal trauma, and in biphasic examination of the liver and pancreas. The applications of subsecond spiral CT scanning are explained, with a focus on three-dimensional volume rendering. Also included is a chapter on virtual reality applications of spiral CT., Now in its thoroughly revised, updated Second Edition, this volume is a complete and practical guide to the latest techniques and clinical applications of spiral CT. The book explains the diagnostic capabilities and benefits of spiral CT and offers hands-on guidance on scanning protocols and image interpretation. Complementing the text are more than 1,100 illustrations, most of them new to this edition. The Second Edition's expanded coverage reflects the increasing use of spiral CT in clinical practice. New chapters describe the use of spiral CT in the pelvis, esophagus, and stomach, in the evaluation of thoracoabdominal trauma, and in biphasic examination of the liver and pancreas. The applications of subsecond spiral CT scanning are explained in detail, with a focus on three-dimensional volume rendering. Also included is a chapter on virtual reality applications of spiral CT.