Veterinary Computed Tomography

Tobias Schwarz, Jimmy Saunders, Tobias Schwarz, Jimmy Saunders

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9780813817477
• eBook ISBN: 9780470960134
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine

This practical and highly illustrated guide is an essential resource for veterinarians seeking to improve their understanding and use of computed tomography (CT) in practice. It provides a thorough grounding in CT technology, describing the underlying physical principles as well as the different types of scanners. The book also includes principles of CT examination such as guidance on positioning and how to achieve a good image quality.

Written by specialists from twelve countries, this book offers a broad range of expertise in veterinary computed tomography, and is the first book to describe the technology, methodology, interpretation principles and CT features of different diseases for most species treated in veterinary practice.

Key features
• An essential guide for veterinarians using CT in practice
• Includes basic principles of CT as well as guidelines on how to carry out an effective examination
• Describes CT features of different diseases for most species treated in practice
• Written by a range of international leaders in the field
• Illustrated with high quality photographs and diagrams throughout

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• CHAPTER ONE: CT Physics and Instrumentation – Mechanical Design
• CHAPTER TWO: CT Acquisition Principles
• CHAPTER THREE: Principles of CT Image Interpretation
• CHAPTER FOUR: Artifacts in CT
• CHAPTER FIVE: CT Contrast Media and Applications
• CHAPTER SIX: Special Software Applications
• CHAPTER SEVEN: Digital Environment
• CHAPTER EIGHT: CT Planning for Radiotherapy
• CHAPTER NINE: Interventional CT
• CHAPTER TEN: Purchase Considerations
• CHAPTER ELEVEN: Nasal Cavities and Frontal Sinuses
• CHAPTER TWELVE: Oral Cavity, Mandible, Maxilla and Dental Apparatus
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Temporomandibular Joint and Masticatory Apparatus
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Orbita, Salivary Glands and Lacrimal System
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN: External, Middle and Inner Ear
• CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Calvarium and Zygomatic Arch
• CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Lymph Nodes of Head and Neck
• CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Pharynx, Larynx and Thyroid Gland
• CHAPTER NINETEEN: Brain
• CHAPTER TWENTY: Pituitary Gland
• CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Cranial Nerves and Associated Skull Foramina
• CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
• CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Heart and Vessels
• CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Trachea
• CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Mediastinum
• CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Lungs and Bronchi
• CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Pleura
• CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Thoracic Boundaries
• CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Liver, Gallbladder and Spleen
• CHAPTER THIRTY: Pancreas
• CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Gastrointestinal Tract
• CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Urinary System
• CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Genital Tract
• CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Adrenal Glands
• CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Systemic and Portal Abdominal Vasculature
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Abdominal Lymph Nodes and Lymphatic Collecting System
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Long Bones
• CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: Joints
• CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE: Particularities of Equine CT
• CHAPTER FORTY: Equine Sinonasal and Dental
• CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: Equine Calvarium, Brain and Pituitary Gland
• CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: Equine Neck and Spine
• CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: Equine Fractures
• CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: Equine Foot
• CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: Equine Fetlock
• CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: Equine Upper Limbs (Carpus, Tarsus, Stifle)
• CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: Ruminant and Porcine
• CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: Rabbits and Rodents
• CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: Avian
• CHAPTER FIFTY: Chelonians
• Index