Main description:

Features:

* Provides an accessible introduction to the subject.

* Up to date with the latest advances in emerging technologies and procedures.

* Provides a historical overview of CT technology.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Fundamentals in Mathematics for MDCT. Chapter 3: Fundamentals in Physics for MDCT. Chapter 4: Image Formation via Analytic Reconstruction Algorithms. Chapter 5: Image Formation via Iterative Reconstruction Algorithms. Chapter 6: Assessment of Image Quality in MDCT under Theory of Signal Detection and Statistical Decision. Chapter 7: Spectral MDCT (I): Physics, Data Acquisition and Image Formation. Chapter 8: Spectral MDCT (II): Optimization of Image Quality for Clinical Applications. Chapter 9: Contrast Agents for MDCT: Fundamentals, State-of-the-art and Outlook. Chapter 10: Challenges and Opportunities in Photon-counting Spectral MDCT.