Multi-Detector Computed Tomography in Oncology
Subtitle: CT Perfusion Imaging
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780203001158
Description: Focuses on anatomy and procedural strategy for perfusion CT imaging in the diagnosis and management of cancer. This text-atlas uses a combination of scans and schematic diagrams to illustrate how this modality can be used to assess anatomy and guide therapeutic interventions.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front cover; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Perfusion computed tomography: a historical perspective; Chapter 2. Scientific basis and validation; Chapter 3. Image acquisition and contrast enhancement protocols for CT perfusion; Chapter 4. Image processing; Chapter 5. Angiogenesis, tumor perfusion, and cancer management; Chapter 6. Tumors of the brain, head, and neck; Chapter 7. CT perfusion applications in lung cancer; Chapter 8. Tumors of the gastro-intestinal tract; Chapter 9. Tumors of the urogenital tract; Chapter 10. CT perfusion of lymph nodes