Der Band bietet eine Einf hrung in die technischen Grundlagen und die Anwendung der Computertomographie: von technischen Fragen wie dem Prinzip der Bilderzeugung ber die grunds tzliche praktische Anwendung als diagnostisches Verfahren z. B. bei Erkrankungen des Abdominaltrakts bis hin zu einer Einf hrung in spezielle Verfahren wie CT-Koloskopie. Von erfahrenen Kursleitern geschrieben, wird insbesondere auf eine leicht verst ndliche und anwendungsorientierte Darstellung Wert gelegt. Zahlreiche Grafiken helfen, schwierige Sachverhalte zu verstehen.

This book, edited by leading experts in radiology, offers a state-of-the-art overview of the specifics and the added value of dual-energy, multi-energy, and spectral computed tomography (CT). Latest advances and upcoming innovations such as photon-counting detector CT are covered by renown experts in the field. The entire spectrum of clinical applications of dual-energy and spectral CT throughout the body is covered. Book chapters are written by expert authors with a background in physics and radiology and are richly illustrated with high quality figures, graphical illustrations, and tables. The first section covers background issues and the most relevant technical aspects of the technique, including a detailed description of the approaches to dual-energy, spectral and photon-counting CT by different vendors of CT scanners. The second part focusses on the use of dual-energy, spectral and photon-counting CT in daily clinical practice, and individual chapters are devoted to imaging of the brain, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, abdominal organs, skeletal system, and the chest. The focus of the book ensures that it will be of interest for a multidisciplinary forum of readers comprising radiologists, medical physicists, and other medical professionals and scientists being interested in cutting-edge CT imaging.