The First European Seminar on Computerised Axial Tomography in Clinical Practice

The publication of proceedings of conferences has often been so delayed that they are useless both to active workers in the field and for cur­ rently appropriate teaching. Rapid publication on the other hand may impose very difficult conditions upon authors and demand unwelcome sacrifices. We wish to thank the many speakers at ESCAT for their co­ operation in providing manuscripts and to apologise to those unable for reasons beyond their control to fall in with the rigorous editorial policy. To get this book out at the earliest possible moment we have also cut the normal consultation between editors and authors to a minimum. One decision made in the interests of uniformity was to re­ place the various terms used by different writers by one, C. A. T. , consistent with the title of the Seminar of which the book is arecord. The organisers of ESCAT decided upon a largely didactic meeting with as little overlap as was practicable between contributions and a de­ termined attempt to view computerised axial tomography in the light of its clinical usefulness. As consequence, the purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the whole field for clin­ icians as weIl as radiologists. The editors wish to acknowledge the very efficient help and encourage­ ment of the publishers and the hard secretarial work of Miss G. JOHNS, as weIl as the editorial assistance of Dr. DEREK KINGSLEY. London, Spring 1977 G. H. DU BOULAY . I. F.

Table of Contents:
C.A.T. of the Head.- Anatomy.- Computerised Axial Tomography and the Normal Brain.- C.A.T. Scanning: Correlations with Vascular and Topographical Anatomy.- C.A.T. Investigation of the Subarachnoid Space.- Computerised Tomography of the Tentorium Cerebelli.- Technical Operation.- Computer Tomographic Artefacts Using the CT 1000.- C.A.T. Under Stereotaxic Conditions.- The Application of Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Data in the Evaluation of Hard Copy and an Interactive Display from an EMI Scanner.- Costing and Logistics.- Departmental Logistics: C.A.T. in a Neurological Hospital.- Logistics: A Neuroradiological Service. The Cost-Effectiveness of an EMI Brain Scanner.- C.A.T. of Brain and Body in a General Hospital.- Head Injuries.- The Role of C.A.T. in the Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Intracranial Haematoma.- C.A.T. and Angiography in Cranial Trauma.- Tumours Above and Below the Tentorium.- The Radiological Management of Cerebral Tumours.- Computerised Axial Tomography in Supratentorial Gliomas and Metastases.- Intracranial Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumours.- Meningiomas Diagnosed by Scanning: A Review of 100 Intracranial Cases.- A German Multicentre Study of Intracranial Tumours.- C.A.T. Investigations of the Development of Cerebral Oedema and the Effects of its Treatment in Patients with Brain Tumours.- A Diagnostic Approach to Cerebellar Lesions.- C.A.T. Scanning in Tumours of the Cerebellopontine Angle.- C.A.T. Studies of Tumours of the Skull Base and Face.- Tumours and Other Lesions of the Visual Pathways.- The Comparative Values of Various Neuroradiological Investigations in the Diagnosis of Intracranial Optic Pathway Lesions.- An Evaluation of C.A.T. in the Diagnosis of Orbital Space-Occupying Lesions.- C.A.T. Scanning in Diseases of Children.- Computerised Axial Tomography and Paediatric Neurosurgery.- C.A.T. in the Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Hydrocephalus.- C.A.T. in the Phakomatoses.- Diseases of the Brain Parenchyma, Atrophy and Hydrocephalus.- The Role of C.A.T. in the Diagnosis and Management of Intracranial Infections.- C.A.T. in Leukodystrophy and Neuronal Degeneration.- C.A.T. in Multiple Sclerosis.- Hydrocephalus, Atrophy and Their Differential Diagnosis - CSF Dynamics Investigated by Computer Cisternography.- The Clinical Significance of “Cerebral Atrophy” as Shown by C.A.T..- Computerised Axial Tomography and Dementia in the Elderly.- Vascular Conditions.- The Use of C.A.T. in Cerebral Infarction.- C.A.T. Studies of Cerebral Ischaemia.- Jacksonian Epileptic Seizures as Inaugural Manifestations of Sylvian Infarctions Revealed by Computerised Axial Tomography (C.A.T.).- Vascular Disease of the Visual Radiation and Cortex.- Cerebral, Cerebellar and Pontine Haemorrhages.- Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage by Computerised Tomography in Intracranial Aneurysms.- The Use of Computerised Axial Tomography (C.A.T.) for the Diagnosis and Management of Intracranial Angiomas.- The Study of Cerebral Blood Volume by C.A.T. and a Comparison with Other Methods.- Measurements: Physical Considerations.- Electron Density and Atomic Number Determination - Methods, Limitations and a Study of Colloid Cysts.- Bone Mineral Estimation Employing Computer Assisted Transverse Axial Tomography - A Preliminary Study.- The Physical Performance of a Prototype CT5000 EMI Body Scanner.- The Body Scanner in Neurological Disease.- The Total Body Scanner in Neurological Disease.- Computer Tomography of the Spine - A Preliminary Report.- C.A.T. of the Body.- Anatomy.- Some Anatomical Problems of Computerised AxialTomography.- Computerised Tomography of Abdominal Blood Vessels.- C.A.T. in the Pelvis.- C.A.T. of the Soft Tissues.- The Liver Pancreas.- Imaging the Liver and Pancreas - A Clinician’s View.- C.A.T. of the Pancreas.- C.A.T. in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis.- Oncology.- The Whole Body C.A.T. Scanner and the Oncologist.- C.A.T. of the Lymphomas.- C.A.T. Scanning in Lymph Node Disease.- Evaluation of Normal and Abnormal Lymph Nodes at Computerised Tomographic Scanning of the Abdomen and Pelvis.- “The Manchester Experience”.- Computed Tomography of the Breast. A Report of a Pilot Study.