Body MDCT in Small Animals Basic Principles, Technology, and Clinica
This book is an up-to-date, technically detailed yet easy-to-read reference book on current clinical applications of MDCT in small animals. It has been designed to serve as the reference book for all MDCT-users, such as veterinary radiologists, imaging te
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Body MDCT in Small Animals
Basic Principles, Technology, and Clinical Applications
Body MDCT in Small Animals
Giovanna Bertolini Editor
Body MDCT in Small Animals Basic Principles, Technology, and Clinical Applications
Editor Giovanna Bertolini San Marco Veterinary Clinic Padua, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-46902-7 ISBN 978-3-319-46904-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-46904-1
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You see a block, think about the image. It’s inside; you only have to undress it. (Michelangelo Buonarroti)
This book is dedicated to Marco, my love and a constant inspiration to me.
Preface
MDCT represents a tremendous technological evolution of CT technology, which is increasing in importance in the diagnostic standards for various conditions. Although MDCT is now widely accessible in veterinary medicine, there is scant informational literature for MDCT users, and no book on this topic has been published before now. This book was developed based on my 14 years of experience with MDCT in dogs and cats. I started employing MDCT in my practice in 2003 with a 16-MDCT, the most advanced MDCT scanner technology available at that time. I realized that a revolution in medical imaging and in small animal medicine had begun, leading us to a new diagnostic world. I developed scan protocols and designed new CT approaches for various clinical scenarios. I decided to write this book in 2014, when my group started to work with a dual-source technology and thus realized that practices were evolving once again and that those changes would bri
