CT Colonography for Radiographers: A Guide to Performance and Image Interpretation

ISBN-13: 9783031308659 / Angielski

Joel H. Bortz; Aarthi Ramlaul; Leonie Munro

Spis treści

Preface
Dedication 
Acknowledgement
List of Abbreviations

Chapter 1        Introduction  

Chapter 2        Patient-Centred  Communication In Imaging

Chapter 3        Informed  Consent 

Chapter 4        Principles Of  Ct  And  Hybrid Imaging

Chapter 5        Principles Of  Radiation  Dose  In  Ct  And  Ct  Colonography 

Chapter 6        Dose   Optimisation In  Ctc

Chapter 7        Overview Of  Ctc  In  Imaging The  Colon 

Chapter 8        The Role Of  Contrast  Media In Ctc: Types, Usage,Allergic  Reactions And Patient Safety

Chapter 9        Preparation Of Ctc Patient: Diet,  Bowel Preparation, The Role Of  Tagging, And Methods Of Colonic Insufflation

Chapter 10      Ctc Technique And Image Interpretation  Methods   

Chapter 11      Colon  Anatomy: Rectum To Ileocaecal Valve

Chapter 12      Ctc  Traps  And  Artefacts

Chapter 13      Internal Haemorrhoids, Anal Papilla,  And  Other Anorectal Lesions

Chapter 14      Polyps:  Types And Sizes

Chapter 15      The Adenoma-Carcinoma  Sequence, Serrated Polyp Sequence, Management And Treatment Of Colon  Cancer

Chapter 16      Colonic Diverticular Disease

Chapter 17      Colonic Lipomas 

Chapter 18      Extracolonic  Findings, Their Clinical Significance, And The  Role Of  Opportunistic Screening  

Chapter 19      Metabolic-Associated Fatty  Liver  Disease: Opportunistic Screening At Ct  Colonography

Chapter 20      Ctc For Incomplete And  Failed  Colonoscopy  Cases

Chapter 21      Good  Practice  Reporting In  Ctc 

Chapter 22      Ultrasound And  Magnetic Resonance Imaging In The  Evaluation Of  Colon Cancer  

Chapter 23      Role Of  Nuclear  Medicine In The  Evaluation Of Colon  Cancer

Chapter 24      Legal And Professional Requirements: A Framework For  Practice

Chapter 25      Artificial Intelligence And  Machine  Learning In Cross-Sectional  Imaging

Chapter 26      Dual  Energy Ct  And Photon Counting  Ct

Chapter 27      Application Of  Clinical  Audit Principles For Good Practice In  Ct Colonography

Chapter 28      Ctc Images For Self-Assessment

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O autorze

Joel H Bortz is a South African trained radiologist with three radiology degrees. He served as an examiner and convenor for the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, and was an examiner at several South African universities. He is based at LSG Imaging in Los Angeles, United States of America, and has vast experience in CTC. He is the author of several peer-reviewed CTC publications, and other imaging topics.

Aarthi Ramlaul is a diagnostic radiographer and Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiography at Buckinghamshire New University, UK. Her primary research focused on the development of critical thinking in diagnostic radiography education and its impact on autonomous clinical decision-making. She has a keen interest in the ethico-legal aspects of professional practice and the implementation of artificial intelligence in clinical decision-making. Aarthi has edited and authored numerous publications, including four textbooks in medical imaging.

Leonie Munro is a retired diagnostic radiographer, formerly working at the School of Radiography, King Edward V111 Hospital, Durban, South Africa.  She has a national diploma in diagnostic radiography, a master’s degree in communication, a post-graduate diploma in public administration, and a certificate for trainers. She has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed journal publications and chapters in books, which focused on radiography and professional communication. She is the co-editor of the peer-reviewed journal The South African Radiographer.

 

Blurb

This second edition, comprising 28 chapters, explains every aspect of the role of radiographers in performing CT colonography (CTC) and interpreting CTC images with the aim of enabling radiographers to extend the scope of their practice. It provides information required with respect to communication with the patient, procurement of informed consent, the principles of CT as well as dual-energy CT and photon counting CT, radiation dose, patient preparation and positioning, the use of contrast media, the performance of diagnostic and screening CTC studies, the interpretation and reporting of images, legal and professional requirements, and the importance of clinical audits.

A wide range of CTC findings is described and depicted, covering normal anatomy, artefacts, haemorrhoids, polyps, colon cancer, diverticular disease, lipomas, extracolonic structures, opportunistic screening for osteoporosis and metabolic associated fatty disease, and CTC in incomplete or failed colonoscopy. The role of other modalities such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine in colorectal cancer patients is discussed.  In addition, the text covers the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in imaging of the colon for the detection of polyps, diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer.  Lastly, a chapter focusing on self-assessment of image interpretation will aid learning.

This book provides the support that radiographers need in order to perform CTC studies to the standard required in terms of advances in imaging and interpretation of images.