Basic Rules of Reading CT Examinations
Basic Rules of Reading CT Examinations Anatomic Orientation An image on the display is not only a 2D representation of anatomy, it contains information about the mean attenuation of tissue…
Administration of Contrast Agents
Administration of Contrast Agents Contrast-Enhanced CT-Scans and Contrast Media To achieve high-image quality for diagnostic approaches, radiologists perform most CT-examinations as contrast-enhanced scans. Only a minority of CT-exams (e.g., stone…
Cranial CT
Cranial CT Many cranial CT (CCT) examinations can be performed without injection of contrast medium: For instance, the differential diagnosis (DD) of cerebral bleeding versus infarction in patient with sudden…
Preparing the Patient
Preparing the Patient Medical History Following a period of fasting (the day of the examination), and prior to any CT examination, a thorough medical history needs to be obtained which…
Section II Structured Reports in Cancer Imaging
Thomas W. Loehfelm and Victoria Chernyak 10 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: LI-RADS and OPTN 10.1 Template Clinical information: Etiology of cirrhosis: [toxic or metabolic, including EtOH/chronic hepatitis B/congenital hepatic fibrosis (LI-RADS v2018…
12 General Anatomy of the Heart
Farhood Saremi and Damián Sánchez-Quintana 12 General Anatomy of the Heart Introduction This chapter provides a general description of the heart anatomy and offers an outline of the relevant clinical…
19 The Coronary Veins
Farhood Saremi and Damián Sánchez-Quintana 19 The Coronary Veins Introduction The literature for coronary veins, in contrast to that for coronary arteries, is scarce. Moreover, a complete, highly efficient and…
18 Coronary Arteries and Myocardial Perfusion
Farhood Saremi 18 Coronary Arteries and Myocardial Perfusion Introduction Knowledge of gross anatomy and microcirculation of the coronary arterial system is important not only to address the spatial location of…
13 Atrioventricular Septal Region
Shumpei Mori, Diane E. Spicer, and Robert H. Anderson 13 Atrioventricular Septal Region Introduction The anatomy of the base of the ventricular mass is markedly complex. Several important structures, including…
20 The Pericardium
Farhood Saremi 20 The Pericardium Introduction The lungs and the heart reside in separate compartments within the thoracic cavity. The lobes of the lung are located in two pleural cavities…
