Medical Radiology

Contents Technique 1 Multislice CT: Current Technology and Future Developments . . . . . . . . . 3 Stefan Ulzheimer and Thomas Flohr 2 Dynamic Volume CT with 320-Detector Rows: Technology and Clinical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Patrik Rogalla 3 3D Imaging with Flat-Detector C-Arm Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Norbert Strobel, Oliver Meissner, Jan Boese, Thomas Brunner, Benno Heigl, Martin Hoheisel, Günter Lauritsch, Markus Nagel, Marcus Pfister, Ernst-Peter Rührnschopf, Bernhard Scholz, Bernd Schreiber, Martin Spahn, Michael Zellerhoff and Klaus Klingenbeck-Regn 4 Radiation Exposure and Protection in Multislice CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Christoph Hoeschen, Dieter Regulla, Maria Zankl, Helmut Schlattl and Gunnar Brix 5 Dual-Energy CT–Technical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Thorsten R. C. Johnson 6 Radiation Dose in Multislice Cardiac CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Ulrich Saueressig and Thorsten A. Bley 7 Radiation Risks Associated with CT Screening Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Elke A. Nekolla, Jürgen Griebel and Gunnar Brix 8 Contrast Agent Application and Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Martin H. K. Hoffmann