More clinics and large practices are investing in Computed Tomography (CT) equipment, meaning veterinary surgeons are often confronted with unfamiliar technical challenges like positioning and handling of the equipment. Even after obtaining the CT images, the interpretation can often be confusing, particularly when surgeons are not used to reading axial and transverse images.
Split into two parts, looking first at the principles of CT and then drilling down to specific procedures by body region, this book is packed with over 200 high quality images, practical protocols and easy-to-locate information. It provides much needed support in choosing the right equipment, providing the exact protocol and coming to a final diagnosis.
Table of contents
PART 1 PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
1.1 Introduction and Overview, Perry Sprawls
1.2. CT Image Characteristics, Perry Sprawls
1.3. The CT Imaging Process and Equipment: Overview, Perry Sprawls
1.4. The Scanning Phase, Perry Sprawls
1.5. Image Reconstruction, Perry Sprawls
1.6. Image Display and Viewing, Perry Sprawls
1.7. Radiation Dose, Perry Sprawls and Wolfgang Henninger
1.8 Image Quality and Dose Optimization, Perry Sprawls
1.9. Patient preparation, Annemie Van Caelenberg, Henri van Bree, Ingrid Gielen andTim Waelbers
1.10. Image interpretation and diagnosis, Wolfgang Henninger and JF Bardet
1.11. DICOM viewing systems and display equipment, Eberhard Ludewig
1.12. Purchase and Toshiba, Stef Janssens, Henri van Bree and Cees Verlooij
1.13. Additional CT procedures, Wolfgang Henninger, Ingrid Gielen, Annemie Van Caelenberg, Henri van Bree and Walter Dingemanse
PART 2 CT PROCEDURES
2.1 CT of the Shoulder, Ingrid Gielen, Annemie Van Caelenberg and Henri van Bree
2.2 CT of the Elbow, Ingrid Gielen, Annemie Van Caelenberg and Henri van Bree
2.3. CT of the Carpus, Ingmar Kiefer, Eberhard Ludewig and Amalia Agut
2.4. CT of the Digits, Ingmar Kiefer, Christian Niesterock, Eberhard Ludewig and Amalia Agut
2.5 CT of the Hip, Pelvis and the Sacroiliac Joint, Wolfgang Henninger, Amalia Agut and Ingrid Gielen
2.6 CT of the Stifle, Wolfgang Henninger, Amalia Agut and Ingrid Gielen
2.7. CT of the Tarsus, Ingrid Gielen, Annemie Van Caelenberg and Henri van Bree
2.8 CT of Long Bones, Ingrid Gielen, Henri van Bree, Gian Luca Rovesti and Michael Kowaleski
2.9 CT of the Muscles, Stephan Kaiser
2.10 CT of the Spine, Wolfgang Henninger, Amalia Agut, R. Latorre, Nuria Corzo-Menéndez, Peter Smith, Ingrid Gielen, S De Decker, C. Falzone and K. Kromhout
2.11 CT of the Peripheral Nerves, Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexus, Stephan Kaiser
2.12 CT of the Brain, Ingrid Gielen, Nuria Corzo-Menendez and Pierre Moisonnier
2.13 The use of Intraoperative- and Follow-up CT scan, Ingrid Gielen and Henri van Bree
