NEW --- Polyp size and advanced adenoma: the dilemma of CT colonography
by A. Laghi

CT perfusion of the liver
by C. Catalano 

Contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with kidney disease: new considerations on osmolality, glomerular filtration rate, and clinical endpoint
by V. Matarese 

Novel perfusion CT techniques in neurovascular imaging
by B. Ertl-Wagner, Germany

Improved CT image quality with high iodine concentration

Contrast-enhanced cardiac angiography and long-term adverse events: follow-up to the CARE study
by V. Matarese

Feasibility of whole-body MDCT angiography for detecting coronary and extracoronary atherosclerosis
by C. Catalano

Low rates of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease: PREDICT study
by V. Matarese 

New efficacy and safety data from the IMPACT study
by V. Matarese

Radiation exposure from CT and lifetime risk of cancer: technological, biological and operational factors
by C. Catalano

The diagnostic accuracy of CT perfusion compared
to MRI
by B. Ertl-Wagner, Germany

NEW --- CT technological advances at RSNA 2009
by C. Catalano 

Workstation Face-Off at the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT
by V. Matarese 

Product updates at the Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT
by V. Matarese

MDCT applications in the field of cardiovascular imaging are numerous and include: assessment of the coronary arteries, bronchial arteries, renal arteries and aorta; diagnosis of aortic aneurysms, chest masses, pulmonary embolism and peripheral artery disease; evaluation of coronary artery bypass grafts and calcium scores; and visualization of vascular injury.

Comparison of MRI, 64-slice MDCT and DSCT in assessing functional cardiac parameters of a moving heart phantom
by JM Groen, PA van der Vleuten, MJ Greuter et al.

NEW --- Atlas of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Matthew J. Budoff, Jagat Narula and Stephan S. Achenbach (Eds.), Springer, 2007
Book Review by C. Catalano, Italy

CT- and MR-Guided Interventions in Radiology
Andreas H. Mahnken, Jens Ricke (Eds.), Springer, 2009
Book Review by B. Ertl-Wagner, Germany

Coronary CT angiography
M. Dewey, Springer, 2009
Book Review by JF Paul, France