Clinical Applications and Theoretical Principles: Primer on Physics of MR and Hardware Maxim Zaitsev Michael Markl Introduction Nuclear Spin and Magnetic Resonance Magnetic resonance imaging is based on nuclear magnetic…
Dose Considerations in CT Perfusion Lifeng Yu Shuai Leng Lance J. Phillips Dawn Banghart Cynthia H. McCollough Introduction Computed tomography (CT) perfusion has received increased attention in various oncology and…
CT Image Reconstruction Basics Joachim Hornegger Andreas Maier Markus Kowarschik Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging requires the reconstruction of a series of time-dependent volumetric datasets. The sequence of CT volumes…
Primer on CT Physics and Hardware Jiang Hsieh Marc Kachelriess Overview of CT History Since the introduction of the first clinical computed tomography (CT) scanner by EMI, x-ray CT has…
Miscellaneous Conditions BLOUNT DISEASE (CONGENITAL TIBIA VARA) This anomaly predominantly affects the medial portion of the proximal tibial growth plate, as well as the medial segment of the tibial metaphysis…
Trauma and Trauma-Related Conditions COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS)/REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME (RSDS) Known also as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and Sudeck atrophy, CRPS is a clinical syndrome of variable…
Osteonecrosis (Ischemic or Avascular Necrosis) Osteonecrosis, the cellular death of bone tissue, may occur after a fracture or dislocation when the bone is deprived of a sufficient supply of arterial…
Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions SYNOVIAL (OSTEO)CHONDROMATOSIS Synovial (osteo)chondromatosis (also known as synovial chondromatosis or synovial chondrometaplasia) is an uncommon benign disorder marked by the metaplastic proliferation of multiple cartilaginous nodules…
Musculoskeletal Infections Infections of the musculoskeletal system can be subdivided into three categories: (a) those involving bones (osteomyelitis), (b) those involving joints (infectious arthritis), and (c) those involving soft tissues…
Inflammatory Arthritides The inflammatory arthritides constitute a group of diverse monoarticular and systemic disorders that have in common one important feature: inflammatory pannus eroding articular cartilage and bone (Fig. 6.1)….
