Newsletter - January, 2013     The Emergency section of the iPad-compatible book MDCT Protocols is now available for downloading onto your iPad. From now on, all sections of this e-Book are available through the MDCT.net Kiosk. Take a look at them when you are searching for new MDCT protocols. more »     Imaging Tumor Response to Therapy M. Aglietta, D. Regge, Springer, 2012 Book Review by A. Laghi, Italy A welcomed contribution to the current imaging literature; the book describes what should be the correct, modern approach to image analysis today and, at the same time, explores and discusses new techniques and methods under research evaluation. more »       Brain, and Head and Neck A study published in European Radiology suggests that thrombus imaging, in the context of acute ischemic stroke, is feasible using non-contrast, sequential CT with thin slice reconstruction, with the added benefit of lower radiation exposure than in helical CT. more »   Cardiovascular Two prospective studies used 64-slice MDCT to assess coronary artery pathology: the CorE-64 international study reported data on the performance of quantitative CT angiography in assessing myocardial perfusion defects, whereas a Dutch-Indonesian team investigated the prevalence of myocardial bridging. Moreover, Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports offers two state-of-the-art reviews in cardiac CT relating to the study of valvular heart disease and the imaging of coronary stents. more »   Chest The journal Insights in Imaging has published a review on MDCT applications in chest trauma , focusing on the examination technique and the imaging findings of different types of chest injuries. more »   CM Safety Japanese researchers report the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy in a cohort of high-risk patients who had an MDCT examination, and show how it is similar to the rate of general nephropathy in patients who had MDCT without contrast medium. more »   Musculoskeletal Three studies examine the role of MDCT in different spinal pathologies: sacral bone bruises , thoracic spinal fractures , and fusion status after instrumental desis of the lumbar spine. more »       E-Book Cardiovascular CT and MR Imaging C. Catalano, M. Anzidei, A. Napoli Springer 2013 Chapter 1 - CT-Angiography Chapter 3 - Post-Processing Chapter 10 - Abdominal Aorta view »       Abdomen and Pelvis Crohn 's disease and acute lower right side abdominal pain Man, 52 years old view »   Abdominal pain and diarrhea Man, 67 years old view »   Weight loss and diarrhea Man, 86 years old view »   CT Colonography Left flank pain, anemia and positive FOBT Woman, 86 years old view »   Mild pelvic pain for two weeks Woman, 77 years old view »   Chest Chest pain, dyspnea, fever and hypoglycemia Woman, 77 years old view »       If you wish to be removed from this email list, please click here If you would like to view our Privacy Policy, click here