Mutlidetector CT: new horizons in neurological imaging
- Resource Type
- Authors
- E Teasdale
- Source
- Imaging. 19:153-172
- Subject
- Maximum intensity
medicine.medical_specialty
New horizons
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Multidetector ct
Neuroimaging
Angiography
cardiovascular system
medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
In patient
cardiovascular diseases
Radiology
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1748-8818
0965-6812
The acceptance that MR is the only useful examination in neuroimaging is seriously challenged by the advent of multidetector CT (MDCT)MDCT has changed neurological investigations beyond predicted expectationsRadiation issues are not a relevant concern for any patient in whom the investigation is clinically requiredMDCT angiography can and has replaced all routine diagnostic catheter arterial and venous angiography for the brain and spine.Clinically driven protocols are illustrated to enable any department to optimize the use of MDCT in neuroimagingThe routine use of volume-rendered maximum intensity projections (MIPs) and multiplanar reconstructions (MPRs) is necessary, and many examples are offered to illustrate this pointExploring the applications of MDCT in spinal and skull base pathology will improve imaging opportunities for patients.MDCT offers an excellent alternative for imaging structural pathology at any site in patients who are MR intolerantMDCT in many situations, e.g. orbit and skull base, is...