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Tailored the Imaging Protocol

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Spiral CT of the Abdomen

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Spiral computed tomography (CT) of the kidneys is becoming the state of the art for evaluation of renal diseases (Holmes et a1.1997; Kauczor 1994a, b; Rubin 1996a, b; Rubin and Silverman 1995; Smith et al. 1998; Wyatt et al. 1995a, b). Conventional CT has certain limitations. Variable patient respiration causes motion artifacts, which degrade image quality, and gaps in scanning, which may lead to failure in imaging portions of the kidneys. Partial volume can result in inaccurate attenuation measurements and hinder the evaluation of subtle features. Owing to the slow speed of the scanning sequence, studies are not possible during the early phase of renal enhancement (cortical phase), and long acquisition times do not allow multiphasic renal imaging. With spiral CT, data are continuously acquired from a volume during a single breath-hold, providing excellent quality images without respiratory misregistration and partial volume effects.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

    H. Genghis Khan MD & F. Terrier MD

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  1. Department of Radiology Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, 24, Rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211, Genève 14, Switzerland

    François Terrier MD (Professor) & Christoph D. Becker MD (Professor) & 

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Genghis Khan, H., Terrier, F. (2000). Tailored the Imaging Protocol. In: Terrier, F., Grossholz, M., Becker, C.D. (eds) Spiral CT of the Abdomen. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56976-0_25

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