10.1055/b-0034-75801 14 Localized Bone DiseaseBurgener\, Francis A. Most skeletal lesions are initially evaluated by conventional radiography, which has an intermediate sensitivity but a high specificity. Computed tomography (CT) has a…
10.1055/b-0034-75820 27 KidneysBurgener\, Francis A. The kidneys are surrounded by perinephric fat, resulting in excellent delineation of their margins. The renal parenchyma has a relatively uniform density of 30 to…
10.1055/b-0034-75810 18 Heart and MediastinumHerzog\, Christopher Mediastinum describes a space that extends between the thoracic inlet and the diaphragm and may be divided into an anterior, middle, and posterior compartment….
10.1055/b-0034-75817 24 Gastrointestinal TractHerzog\, Christopher Together with abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) has become the chief imaging modality for the assessment of abdominal pain. Whereas MRI has…
10.1055/b-0034-75798 11 Soft Tissue DiseaseBurgener\, Francis A. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is far superior to computed tomography (CT) for the visualization of soft tissue pathology because of greater soft tissue…
10.1055/b-0034-75821 28 Adrenal GlandsBurgener\, Francis A. The adrenal glands are small retroperitoneal structures readily identified by computed tomography (CT). They are located lateral to the spine at the level of…
10.1055/b-0034-75795 10 Computed Tomography of Spinal Abnormalities(Table 10.3 – Table 10.4) Table 10.3 Multifocal lesions involving the spine Lesions CT Findings Comments Neoplasms (malignant) Metastatic tumor Fig. 10.29a–c Single or…
