10.1055/b-0034-75775 3 Lesions Involving the Meninges and SkullMeyers\, Steven P. The cranial and spinal meninges represent three concentric contiguous membranes (dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) surrounding the central nervous…
10.1055/b-0034-75794 10 Computed Tomography of Spinal Abnormalities(Table 10.1 – Table 10.2) Table 10.1 Spine: Congenital and developmental abnormalities Lesions CT Findings Comments Congenital Chiari I malformation Fig. 10.1 Cerebellar tonsils…
10.1055/b-0034-75819 26 RetroperitoneumHerzog\, Christopher The retroperitoneal space is defined by several fascial planes. The inner and anterior border of the retroperitoneum is formed by the posterior peritoneum. The transversalis fascia…
10.1055/b-0034-75815 22 PancreasHerzog\, Christopher A diagram of computed tomography (CT) landmarks of the pancreas and its surrounding organs is presented in Fig. 22.1. Size, shape, and retroperitoneal position of the…
10.1055/b-0034-75805 15 Trauma and Fractures: Spine Cervical (C) spine injuries are caused by hyperflexion (e.g., anterior wedge or compression fracture, teardrop fracture, anterior subluxation, and bilateral jumped facets with anterior…
10.1055/b-0034-75816 23 Abdominal WallHerzog\, Christopher The abdominal wall is composed of the following main layers: skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscles, transversalis fascia (which is a thin membrane), extraperitoneal fat, and peritoneum….
10.1055/b-0034-75796 10 Computed Tomography of Spinal Abnormalities(Table 10.5 – Table 10.7) Table 10.5 Spine: Traumatic lesions Lesions CT Findings Comments Fracture (traumatic/osteopenic) Fig. 10.66 Fig. 10.67 Traumatic vertebral fracture: Acute/subacute…
10.1055/b-0034-75813 20 Biliary SystemHerzog\, Christopher Diseases of the biliary system are usually diagnosed by using ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP), or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC). Computed tomography (CT) typically comes…
10.1055/b-0034-75818 25 Peritoneum and MesenteryHerzog\, Christopher The peritoneal space is an anatomically complex cavity and under normal physiological conditions nonvisible on computed tomography (CT) scans. However, Fig 25.1 displays CT…
