BookMatthew Budoff and Jerold Shinbane, editors.
Summary: This book collates the current knowledge in cardiovascular CT and presents this in a clinically relevant and practical format appropriate for all who use the modality. The field has experienced continued rapid evolution due to advances in technology, the expanded spectrum of cardiovascular applications and significant growth in published data. As increasing numbers have access to CT scanners, Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, Third Edition provides all the relevant information on the use of this modality. This extensive revision of this well-respected textbook brings the reader up-to-date with the technique, with chapters supplied by an experienced set of contributing authors and representing the full spectrum of cardiac CT. It thus represents an essential purchase for those preparing for board examinations, all training to use this modality, and those already using cardiovascular CT on a day-to-day basis who want to stay current.
Contents:
Computed Tomography: Overview
Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: Current and Future Scanning System Design
Radiation Safety: Radiation Dosimetry and CT Dose Reduction Techniques
Assessment of Cardiovascular Calcium: Interpretation, Prognostic Value, and Relationship to Lipids and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Natural History and Impact of Interventions on Coronary Calcium
The Aorta and Great Vessels
Methodology for CCTA Image Acquisition
Post processing and Reconstruction Techniques for the Coronary Arteries
CTA Large Scale Trials
Coronary CT Angiography: Native Vessels
Coronary Angiography After Revascularization
Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function by Computed Tomography Angiography
Perfusion and Delayed Enhancement Imaging
Pericardial/Myocardial Disease Processes
Computed Tomography Evaluation in Valvular Heart Disease
Assessment of Cardiac and Thoracic Masses
CT Angiography of the Peripheral Arteries
Aortic, Renal, and Carotid CT Angiography
Assessment of Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Comparative Use of Radionuclide Stress Testing, Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning, and Noninvasive Coronary Angiography for Diagnostic and Prognostic Cardiac Assessment
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Overview of Clinical Applications
Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Assessment of Congenital Heart Disease
CT Imaging: Cardiac Electrophysiology Applications
An Interventionalist's Perspective: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease
CCTA: Cardiothoracic Surgery Applications
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Room
Orientation and Approach to Cardiovascular Images.