Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax

Part I: MDCT - Technical Background and Radiation Protection

1. CT Technology for Imaging the Thorax - State of the Art







2. Radiation Exposure in Thoracic CT



3. Strategies for Dose Reduction and Improvement of Image Quality in Chest CT4. Contrast Medium Injection Techniques for CT of the Thorax

5. Acquisition Protocols for Thoracic CT

Part II: Airways / Diffuse Lung Disease

6. CT of the Airways



7. CT in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Pulmonary Emphysema

8. CT Imaging of Interstitial Lung Disease

9. Pulmonary infections: Imaging with CT

10. CT Evaluation of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Part III: Lung Nodules / Lung Cancer



11. CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Evidence and Recommendations



12. CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Current Controversies



13. CT Characterization of Lung Nodules



14. Management of Lung Nodules Detected Incidentally and at Screening



15. Staging of Lung Cancer with CT





16. CT Imaging of the Mediastinum



17. PET CT of the Thorax





Part IV: Cardiovascular Applications



18. CT of Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease







19. Dual-energy CT of the Thorax



20. CT Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta



21. CT Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease

22. Comprehensive CT Imaging in Acute Chest Pain



23. CT Imaging of the Heart-Lung Axis



24. Anomalies and Malformations of the Pulmonary Circulation: Evaluation with CT

Part V: Data Management

25. Workflow Design for CT of the Thorax



26. 2D and 3D Visualization of Thoracic CT Data



27. Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Chest CT

Part VI: Miscellaneous

28. Pediatric Chest CT





29. CT of the Chest Wall





30. CT in Chest Trauma



31. CT Guided Interventions in the Thorax



32. Thoracic CT: Medicolegal Aspects



33. Future Developments in Chest CT

Joe Schoepf is a Professor with appointments in Radiology, Medicine, and Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC. At MUSC Dr. Schoepf serves as director of the Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, of CT Research and Development, and as Cardiovascular Imaging Director of the University Designated Center for Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Schoepf, a native of Austria, graduated from the medical school of Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, in 1996. After his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany, he assumed a position at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA, which he held from 2001-2004. His main clinical and scientific interest is non-invasive cardiovascular and thoracic imaging, especially the use of advanced CT and MRI techniques for diagnosing disorders of the heart and lung.

Felix G. Meinel is a clinical fellow and researcher in the Department of Clinical Radiology at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital in Munich, Germany. Dr. Meinel received his medical degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and trained in Radiology at the same institution. He was a visiting instructor in the Division of Cardiovascular Imaging at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) from 2013 to 2014 before returning to Munich to complete his clinical training. His main research interests include thoracic and cardiovascular CT imaging - both the advancement of CT technique and how CT imaging can be used to gain novel insights into disease.