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Part 1: General Aspects: Principles of MDCT and Technical Solution.- Image Quality Versus Radiation Dose in Abdominal MDCT.- Dynamics of Contrast Enhancement in Abdominal MDCT.- Workflow and Organisation in MDCT.- Reconstruction Algorithms.- Part 2: Clinical Imaging: Emergency Indications: Abdominal Trauma.- Acute Inflammatory Conditions.- Bowel Obstruction.- Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage.- Mesenteric Ischaemia.- Urolithiasis.- Impact of MDCT in Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Abdominal Emergencies.- Liver and Bile Ducts: Hypervascular Nodules of the Liver.- Hypovascular Nodules of the Liver.- Pseudolesions of the Liver.- Diagnostic Workup Before Liver Surgery.- Bile Duct Disorders.- Pancreas and Spleen: Staging of Pancreatic Carcinoma.- Cystic and Endocrine Pancreatic Tumours.- Acute Pancreatitis: The Role of MDCT.- Chronic Pancreatitis.- MSCT of the Spleen.- GI Tract, Mesentery, and Peritoneal Cavity: Stomach and Duodenum.- Technical Aspects of MDCT Enteroclysis.- Clinical Aspects of MDCT Enteroclysis.- The Role of MDCT in the Diagnosis of Small Bowel Disease: A Critical Appraisal.- Technical Aspects of CT Colonography.- Clinical Aspects of CT Colonography.- The Role of MDCT in the Detection of Colonic Polyps: A Critical Appraisal.- Pathologies of the Peritoneal Cavity and Mesentery.- Interventional Procedures: Technical Aspects of MSCT-Guided Biopsy and Drainage.-RF Ablation of Liver Lesions Under CT Guidance.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.
