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Applications of Diagnostic Imaging Computed Tomography

Applications of Diagnostic Imaging Computed Tomography. Gerald R. Aben, MD FACR Department of Radiology College of Osteopathic Medicine. Computed Tomography. Ionizing radiation Requires concern and careful utilization Excellent discrimination between subtle tissue density differences

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Applications of Diagnostic Imaging Computed Tomography

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  1. Applications of Diagnostic ImagingComputed Tomography Gerald R. Aben, MD FACR Department of Radiology College of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Radiology

  2. Computed Tomography • Ionizing radiation • Requires concern and careful utilization • Excellent discrimination between subtle tissue density differences • Moderately expensive • Readily available • Growing spectrum of applications across a broad spectrum of diseases and body parts Department of Radiology

  3. Computed Tomography • Primary applications: • First line evaluation in suspected cerebral vascular events – hemorrhagic vs. ischemic • First line evaluation in soft-tissue and skeletal trauma • First line evaluation in suspected pulmonary embolism • First line evaluation in suspected urinary calculi Department of Radiology

  4. Computed Tomography • Primary applications: • Head & Neck • CVA evaluation • Carotid and intra-cerebral vascular evaluation • Head-neck trauma – evaluation for subdural and epidural hematoma – evaluation for cervical fracture • Neoplasm staging • Thorax • Lung- mediastinum nodule/ mass evaluation, • Cardiac, coronary, pulmonary and great vessel vascular evaluation • Airway evaluation • Neoplasm staging Department of Radiology

  5. Computed Tomography • Primary applications: • Abdomen/ Pelvis • Solid organ evaluation • Urinary tract evaluation for calcification • CT angiography • CT colonography • CT urography • Lumbar spine evaluation (pacemakers, stimulators) • Neoplasm Staging Department of Radiology

  6. Computed Tomography • Primary applications: • Bones & Joints • 3-D joint reconstructed images • Evaluation of fracture union • Evaluation of neoplasm / extent • Secondary applications: • Evaluation of patients with a contraindication to MRI imaging • Bone mineral density analysis Department of Radiology

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