Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1. CT Physics and Instrumentation โ Mechanical Design 1
Jimmy Saunders and Stefanie Ohlerth
2. CT Acquisition Principles 9
Tobias Schwarz and Robert OโBrien
3. Principles of CT Image Interpretation 29
Jimmy Saunders and Tobias Schwarz
4. Artifacts in CT 35
Tobias Schwarz
5. CT Contrast Media and Applications 57
Rachel Pollard and Sarah Puchalski
6. Special Software Applications 67
Jennifer Kinns, Robert Malinowski, Fintan McEvoy, Tobias Schwarz and Allison Zwingenberger
7. Digital Environment 75
Robert Malinowski
8. CT Planning for Radiotherapy 77
Lisa J. Forrest
9. Interventional CT 81
Tobias Schwarz and Sarah Puchalski
10. Purchase Considerations 89
Victor Rendano Jr.
11. Nasal Cavities and Frontal Sinuses 93
Jimmy Saunders and Tobias Schwarz
12. Oral Cavity, Mandible, Maxilla and Dental Apparatus 111
Lisa J. Forrest and Tobias Schwarz
13. Temporomandibular Joint and Masticatory Apparatus 125
Tobias Schwarz
14. Orbita, Salivary Glands and Lacrimal System 137
Susanne Boroffka (orbita), Sophie Dennison, Tobias Schwarz and Jimmy Saunders
15. External, Middle and Inner Ear 153
Randi Drees
16. Calvarium and Zygomatic Arch 161
Federica Morandi
17. Lymph Nodes of Head and Neck 171
Olivier Taeymans
18. Pharynx, Larynx and Thyroid Gland 175
Olivier Taeymans and Tobias Schwarz
19. Brain 185
Silke Hecht
20. Pituitary Gland 197
Silke Hecht and Tobias Schwarz
21. Cranial Nerves and Associated Skull Foramina 205
Laurent Couturier
22. Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord 209
Gabriela Seiler, Jennifer Kinns, Sophie Dennison, Jimmy Saunders and Tobias Schwarz
23. Heart and Vessels 229
Marc-Andrรฉ dโAnjou and Tobias Schwarz
24. Trachea 243
Tobias Schwarz and Jimmy Saunders
25. Mediastinum 249
Audrey Petite and Robert Kirberger
26. Lungs and Bronchi 261
Tobias Schwarz and Victoria Johnson
27. Pleura 279
Wilfried Mai
28. Thoracic Boundaries 285
Jimmy Saunders, Massimo Vignoli and Ingrid Gielen
29. Liver, Gallbladder and Spleen 297
Federica Rossi, Federica Morandi and Tobias Schwarz
30. Pancreas 315
Ana V. Cรกceres
31. Gastrointestinal Tract 325
Massimo Vignoli and Jimmy Saunders
32. Urinary System 331
Tobias Schwarz
33. Genital Tract 339
Jimmy Saunders, Federica Rossi and Tobias Schwarz
34. Adrenal Glands 351
Federica Morandi
35. Systemic and Portal Abdominal Vasculature 357
Tobias Schwarz
36. Abdominal Lymph Nodes and Lymphatic Collecting System 371
Federica Rossi, Michail Patsikas and Erik R. Wisner
37. Long Bones 381
Ryan M. Schultz and Erik R. Wisner
38. Joints 387
Valerie Samii (stifl e), Ingrid Gielen (shoulder, elbow, tarsus), Eberhard Ludewig (carpus), William H. Adams (hip), Ingmar Kiefer (carpus), Henri van Bree (shoulder, elbow, tarsus) and Jimmy Saunders
39. Particularities of Equine CT 421
Jimmy Saunders, Alastair Nelson and Katrien Vanderperren
40. Equine Sinonasal and Dental 427
Jimmy Saunders and Zoe Windley
41. Equine Calvarium, Brain and Pituitary Gland 443
Jennifer Kinns and Russ Tucker
42. Equine Neck and Spine 451
Jimmy Saunders and Hendrik-Jan Bergman
43. Equine Fractures 457
Hendrik-Jan Bergman and Jimmy Saunders
44. Equine Foot 463
Sarah Puchalski
45. Equine Fetlock 473
Katrien Vanderperren and Hendrik-Jan Bergman
46. Equine Upper Limbs (Carpus, Tarsus, Stifl e) 483
Hendrik-Jan Bergman and Jimmy Saunders
47. Ruminant and Porcine 503
Fintan McEvoy and Stefanie Ohlerth
48. Rabbits and Rodents 509
Randi Drees
49. Avian 517
Michaela Gumpenberger
50. Chelonians 533
Michaela Gumpenberger
Index 545