Basic Principles CT complements endoscopy and barium examination of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by demonstration of intramural and extraintestinal components of GI disease, including disease in the mesentery, peritoneal cavity,…
Kidneys Anatomy of the Retroperitoneal Space A detailed understanding of the retroperitoneal fascial planes and compartments is a prerequisite for accurate interpretation of abdominal CT. The retroperitoneum is the anatomic…
Introduction The advent of increasing numbers of rows of detectors has expanded the utility for CT technology. Multidetector CT (MDCT) has the ability to produce near-isotropic voxel images that allow…
In this chapter entities such as disk disease and the osseous structures of the spinal canal will be discussed again, as well as postoperative spine changes. The appearances of the…
The adrenal glands are the primary focus of diagnostic attention in three clinical circumstances. A patient may be referred for imaging because a clinical diagnosis of adrenal hormone hyperfunction has…
On CT, normal lung varies in appearance, depending on the window settings used. With a window mean of –600 to –700 Hounsfield units (HU) and a width of 1000 to…
CT is helpful in the diagnosis of endobronchial lesions, hilar and parahilar masses, and hilar vascular lesions. Technique In most patients the hila are adequately assessed with spiral CT with…
