Introduction to 4D Motion Modeling and 4D Radiotherapy
% per year. In this chapter we give discuss the history and growth of 4D CT, describe the variability in respiratory motion, and state both the applications and limitations of…
Respiratory Motion Prediction in Radiation Therapy
Fig. 12.1 Illustration of the effect of system latency on the target localization accuracy (from Sharp et al. [13]) Fig. 12.2 Necessity for predicting respiratory motion, illustrated in the framework…
4-Dimensional Imaging for Radiation Oncology: A Clinical Perspective
Tumor or organ Motion and comments Reference Lung tumor 4D CT studies show that the majority of lung tumors move less than 1 cm in the cranio-caudal direction [71] Mediastinal lymph…
Acquiring 4D Thoracic CT Scans Using Ciné CT Acquisition
of projections are required. This speed reduces breathing motion artifacts that occur when scanner rotation periods are more than 1 s. There are two basic modes of CT scanning. By far,…
Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease)
Chapter 44 Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease) Gregory. Piazza, Jeffrey W. Olin Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) describes a segmental nonatherosclerotic inflammatory disorder that primarily involves the small and medium arteries, veins, and…
Carotid Artery Stenting
Chapter 32 Carotid Artery Stenting Sriram S. Iyer, Jonathon Habersberger, Jiri Vitek, Christina Brennan, Gary Roubin On May 6th, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) followed up on…
Prevention and Treatment of Stroke
Chapter 31 Prevention and Treatment of Stroke Marc Fisher, Mehmet Zülküf Önal Medical management of stroke encompasses a wide range of therapies that include interventions directed at reducing the extent…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chapter 13 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cihan Duran, Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, Frank J. Rybicki Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is widely accepted for the majority of vascular imaging applications and is the…
Vascular Laboratory Testing
Chapter 12 Vascular Laboratory Testing Marie Gerhard-Herman, Joshua A. Beckman, Mark A. Creager Vascular laboratory technology offers many cost-effective applications in the practice of vascular medicine.1 Vascular testing includes both…
Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Mesenteric Vascular Disease
Chapter 27 Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Mesenteric Vascular Disease Rachel C. Danczyk, Gregory L. Moneta Evaluation Clinical evaluation of possible mesenteric ischemia begins with a careful history and physical…
