BookStephen Nicholls, Tim Crowe, editors.
Summary: This book presents a comprehensive overview of the major approaches to the imaging of the coronary arteries. These modalities, which include traditional angiography as well as intravascular and non-invasive imaging techniques, are used to diagnose and quantify the extent of obstructive disease due to atherosclerosis. Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the field, Imaging Coronary Atherosclerosis describes the visualization of coronary atherosclerosis through state-of the art techniques such as intravascular ultrasound, coronary near-infrared spectroscopy, computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and molecular imaging. This authoritative resource discusses how these modalities enhance the understanding of the disease process and the ways in which cardiologists can integrate them into clinical practice.
Contents:
Residual Risk and Biology of the Disease: Implications for Plaque Imaging
Advanced Coronary Imaging
Evaluation of Medical Therapies and Intravascular Devices with Quantitative Coronary Angiography
Use of Intravascular Ultrasound in Interventional Cardiology
Monitoring the Progression and Regression of Coronary Atherosclerosis with Intravascular Ultrasound
Evaluation of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: From Angiography to Intravascular Ultrasound and Beyond
Assessment of Plaque Composition by Intravascular Ultrasound
Optical Coherence Tomography of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Finding the Hot Plaque: Intravascular Thermography
Chemical Fingerprinting of Plaque: Spectroscopic Techniques
Coronary Calcification: Roles in Risk Prediction and Monitoring Therapies
Emerging Role of Computed Tomography Angiography in the Evaluation of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Emerging Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Molecular Imaging of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Integration of Biomarkers with Plaque Imaging.