Part 5 Postprocedural Cases
10.1055/b-0039-170706 Part 5 Postprocedural Cases Case 120David D. Gover Clinical History A 57-year-old man with right leg and groin pain after cardiac catheterization (Fig. 120‑1 ). Fig. 120.1 Contrast-enhanced axial CT…
Part 1 Preprocedural Cases
10.1055/b-0039-170702 Part 1 Preprocedural Cases Case 1David D. Gover Clinical History Shortness of breath ( Fig. 1‑1 ). Fig. 1.1 Chest radiograph (a) shows a large right pleural effusion (small…
Part 4 IR Anatomy
10.1055/b-0039-170705 Part 4 IR Anatomy Case 108David D. Gover Clinical History A 58-year-old woman with bilateral lower extremity claudication and diminished femoral pulses (Fig. 108‑1). Fig. 108.1 Sagittal (a) and axial…
Part 3 Aunt Minnies… because, sometimes, “it is what it is!”
10.1055/b-0039-170704 Part 3 Aunt Minnies… because, sometimes, “it is what it is!” Unlike previous parts, this part presents cases where the diagnosis is singular. In order to appease the “Top…
4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
10.1055/b-0039-173883 4 Magnetic Resonance ImagingPuneet Sharma Introduction From its inception in the 1970s, and through humble beginnings in the early 1980s, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has experienced overwhelming growth in…
6 Ultrasound Imaging
10.1055/b-0039-173885 6 Ultrasound ImagingZheng Feng Lu Introduction An ultrasound image is formed using sound. Ultrasound has been widely used because it is portable, low cost, and does not involve ionizing…
5 Nuclear Medicine
10.1055/b-0039-173884 5 Nuclear MedicineJonathon A. Nye, James R. Galt, and John N. Aarsvold Introduction Nuclear medicine imaging comprises planar projection and tomographic image acquisition techniques to capture the distribution of…
7 Image Processing
10.1055/b-0039-173886 7 Image ProcessingJonathon A. Nye and Randahl C. Palmer Introduction Image processing and display are critical components in the imaging workflow chain. They have tremendous diagnostic utility for disease…
3 Computed Tomography
10.1055/b-0039-173882 3 Computed TomographyKaren L. Brown and Jason R. Gold Introduction In computed tomography (CT) imaging, the X-ray tube and detector array rotate around the patient in a fixed geometry…
2 Mammography
10.1055/b-0039-173881 2 MammographyIngrid S. Reiser Introduction Mammography uses X-ray projection imaging to acquire images of the breast. Mammography has been the gold standard for breast cancer screening since the 1990s….
