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1CT Differential Diagnosis2
3CT Differential Diagnosis
Satish K Bhargava MBBS MD (Radiodiagnosis) MD (Radiotherapy) DMFO FICRI FIAMS FCCP FUSI FIMSA FAMS Professor and Head Department of Radiology and Imaging University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital Delhi
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© 2006, Satish K Bhargava
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First Edition: 2006
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5Dedicated to
My loving late wife Kalpana and my son Sumeet
Whose inspiration and sacrifice have made possible to bring out this book6
7List of Contributors 9Preface
Since the discovery of CT scan, this modality Has made its visible impact in diagnostic field. Its role is ever increasing in imaging and is an indispensable modality in today's practice. With the emergence of the slip ring technology and then the multidetector configuration made continuous scan acquisition possible in very short time. The isotropic volumetric data acquired can be used for reconstructing images in various planes and displaying them through selective rendering techniques for maximum diagnostic information. This has remarkably improved the image quality and has opened new avenues in the field of diagnosis. All these advances have raised the expectations of the clinicians in acquiring a diagnosis through computed tomography. The plethora of imaging findings are seen and most of which have a list of differential diagnosis. The stress of establishing the closest diagnosis has evoked the need for a book on differential diagnosis based of CT findings.
The book covers the various disease conditions giving similar imaging findings on CT. An attempt has been made to inclde most of the disease processes/conditions of every organ system which can be diagnosed on CT. The typical CT findings of the conditions have been enumerated with other relevant information. Illustrations have been given wherever necessary to make a visual impact of the imaging finding. A lot of effort has been made to present the information in a vivid manner with the help of tables, so as to segregate the various clinical conditions. The differentiating features have been highlighted in the text. We have purposely avoided repetition of the text related to the various conditions and all 10have been described at one place or in the system where it is most relevant. We hope the book proves to be of great help for all the radiologists and even the clinicians to have a better understanding of the subject.
Satish K Bhargava
11Acknowledgments
I am grateful to my colleagues and friends who gave timely support and stood behind me in our joint endeavor of bringing out this book which was required keeping in the view the fact that no such book is available in an Indian perspective and wide acceptability of this imaging modality for the diagnosis and staging of the disease. My special thanks are due to sincere and hardworking staff of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, particularly Shri Jitendar P Vij, Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Tarun Duneja, General Manager (Publishing), Mr PS Ghuman, Senior Production Manager, Ms Mubeen Bano and Mrs Malika Kohli, DTP Operators. It is indeed the result of hard work of the staff of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd and the contributors who have always been in keen desire to work with smiling faces and with soft and polite voices, and as a result of which this book has been the light of the day.