Coronary Radiology 2nd Edition covers the full scope of radiological modalities to examine the coronary arteries and the coronary vessel wall. Today, a complete new era has emerged in cardiac and coronary imaging in which everyone can be informed about the condition of his or her coronary arteries non-invasively and in one simple, short examination. Since every radiologist will visualize many coronaries daily during routine CT examinations, including those in asymptomatic patients, it is of the utmost importance not to neglect this information but to learn how to interpret and communicate it within the medical community and to the patient.
Since the release of the first edition, the field of coronary radiology has developed with turbulent speed. As breaking news is presented in the leading international media, non-invasive coronary imaging is requested by the patients themselves before any invasive procedure can be performed. With all these incentives, the major manufacturers of the radiological equipment involved are engaging in a real competition for the best image quality within the limitations of acceptable radiation exposure. Researchers from all over the world are publishing a vast body of evidence that non-invasive imaging of the coronaries is indeed a method from which almost every cardiovascular patient can profit.
It is foreseeable within the near future that not only the coronaries but a full cardiac examination, including cardiac function, can be assessed within acceptable radiation dose limits in one study. Furthermore, non-invasive coronary imaging will be mandatory for optimal planning of revascularization procedures.
This second edition of Coronary Radiology covers the latest developments. Not only new acquisition technologies, but also the substantial improvements made by postprocessing software developers, new fields of indication for coronary imaging and the latest guidelines on acute chest pain and coronary calcification assessment are discussed. All authors contributing to this edition are key international authorities in the field endorsed by both the European Society of Cardiac Radiology as well as the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging.
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the latest technological advances in coronary imaging and of the actual clinical role of this technique. As in the first edition, the illustrations are numerous, of outstanding technical quality and selected appropriately to underscore facts and statements.
This splendid volume should be on the shelves of all radiologists involved in cardiac radiology. Radiologists in training will find all relevant basic information to help them better understand and conduct coronary imaging, while the book is equally recommended to cardiologists and cardiac surgeons as a support in their daily clinical management of patients.
Contents
1 Coronary Anatomy
2 Invasive Coronary Imaging
2.1 Conventional Catheterisation
2.2 Quantitative Coronary Arteriography
2.3 Clinical Intracoronary Ultrasound
2.4 Quantitative Coronary Ultrasound (QCU)
3 Non-Invasive Coronary Imaging
3.1 Multi-Detector Row Computed Tomography – Technical Principles, New System Concepts, and Clinical Applications
3.2 Developments in MR Coronary Angiography
3.3 Clinical Implementation of Coronary Imaging
3.4 MDCT in Acute Coronary Syndrome
3.5 Coronary CT Angiography Guidance for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
3.6 Use of Multidetector Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain: Guidelines of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology
4 Non-Invasive Measurement of Coronary Atherosclerosis
4.1 Pathophysiology of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Calcification
4.2 Detection and Quantification of Coronary Calcification
4.3 Measuring Coronary Calcium
4.4 Coronary Calcium as an Indicator of Coronary Artery Disease
4.5 Epidemiology of Coronary Calcification
4.6 Coronary Artery Calcium Screening: Current Status and Recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging
5 Multi-Dimensional Computed Cardiac Visualization
Subject Index
Since the release of the first edition, the field of coronary radiology has developed with turbulent speed. As breaking news is presented in the leading international media, non-invasive coronary imaging is requested by the patients themselves before any invasive procedure can be performed. With all these incentives, the major manufacturers of the radiological equipment involved are engaging in a real competition for the best image quality within the limitations of acceptable radiation exposure. Researchers from all over the world are publishing a vast body of evidence that non-invasive imaging of the coronaries is indeed a method from which almost every cardiovascular patient can profit.
It is foreseeable within the near future that not only the coronaries but a full cardiac examination, including cardiac function, can be assessed within acceptable radiation dose limits in one study. Furthermore, non-invasive coronary imaging will be mandatory for optimal planning of revascularization procedures.
This second edition of Coronary Radiology covers the latest developments. Not only new acquisition technologies, but also the substantial improvements made by postprocessing software developers, new fields of indication for coronary imaging and the latest guidelines on acute chest pain and coronary calcification assessment are discussed. All authors contributing to this edition are key international authorities in the field endorsed by both the European Society of Cardiac Radiology as well as the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging.
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the latest technological advances in coronary imaging and of the actual clinical role of this technique. As in the first edition, the illustrations are numerous, of outstanding technical quality and selected appropriately to underscore facts and statements.
This splendid volume should be on the shelves of all radiologists involved in cardiac radiology. Radiologists in training will find all relevant basic information to help them better understand and conduct coronary imaging, while the book is equally recommended to cardiologists and cardiac surgeons as a support in their daily clinical management of patients.
Contents
1 Coronary Anatomy
2 Invasive Coronary Imaging
2.1 Conventional Catheterisation
2.2 Quantitative Coronary Arteriography
2.3 Clinical Intracoronary Ultrasound
2.4 Quantitative Coronary Ultrasound (QCU)
3 Non-Invasive Coronary Imaging
3.1 Multi-Detector Row Computed Tomography – Technical Principles, New System Concepts, and Clinical Applications
3.2 Developments in MR Coronary Angiography
3.3 Clinical Implementation of Coronary Imaging
3.4 MDCT in Acute Coronary Syndrome
3.5 Coronary CT Angiography Guidance for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
3.6 Use of Multidetector Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain: Guidelines of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology
4 Non-Invasive Measurement of Coronary Atherosclerosis
4.1 Pathophysiology of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Calcification
4.2 Detection and Quantification of Coronary Calcification
4.3 Measuring Coronary Calcium
4.4 Coronary Calcium as an Indicator of Coronary Artery Disease
4.5 Epidemiology of Coronary Calcification
4.6 Coronary Artery Calcium Screening: Current Status and Recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging
5 Multi-Dimensional Computed Cardiac Visualization
Subject Index
Product Details
- Hardcover: 354 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (December 8, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3540329838
- ISBN-13: 978-3540329831
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches