title: Abdominal imaging with multidetector computed tomography: state of the art.
abstract: This article is based on lectures which were given at the Multidetector Computed Tomography Conference in Washington, D.C. on September 13-14, 2003. Specifically, this article summarizes the Abdominal Imaging Section of this meeting. It is not an exhaustive review, but it rather attempts to highlight key points related to preoperative MDCT of the liver, MDCT of pancreas, MDCT urography and MDCT of thoracoabdominal and spinal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Rendon C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*