Handbook of Cardiovascular CT: Essentials for Clinical Practice has been created as a primer to help cardiologists, radiologists, and other cardiac-imaging enthusiasts to have a handy reference tool for the answers to important questions related to cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT). CCT has evolved from novel technology to research tool to essential clinical imaging modality at an astounding pace. The technology has great relevance for the multitude of medical and surgical disciplines focused on the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Imaging of anatomy, physiology, and tissue characteristics from large-to-small vessel within seconds, and reconstruction to multimodal 2- and 3-D images within minutes, has facilitated practical clinical applications important to cardiovascular diagnosis, risk stratification, and procedure guidance. The new wave in technology requires education and training of initial generations of readers and users of CCT focused on providing an understanding of the essentials of methodology, technique, and image analysis for clinical application.
This text serves as a primer for the practical performance and interpretation of CCT. The breadth and depth of the knowledge of the individual authors have provided concise chapters on essential topics, with additional teaching pearls as well as key images.
Contents
1 Cardiovascular CT Angiography: Concepts Important to Image Acquisition and Reconstruction
2 Cardiovascular CT Imaging: Essentials for Clinical Practice: Patient Selection and Preparation
3 Cardiovascular Calcium: Assessment and Impact of Interventions
4 Assessment of Cardiac Function
5 CTA as an IVUS Equivalent: Plaque Characterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
6 Coronary Angiography of Native Vessels
7 Coronary CT Angiography after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
8 Coronary Angiography after Surgical Revascularization
9 Perfusion and Delayed Enhancement Imaging
10 Cardiac SPECT and PET: Complementary Roles with Cardiac CT
11 CCT Imaging: Cardiac Electrophysiology Applications
12 Pericardial /Myocardial Disease Processes
13 Assessment of Cardiac and Thoracic Masses
14 Computed Tomography Evaluation in Valvular Heart Disease
15 The Aorta and Great Vessels
16 Adult Congenital Heart Disease
17 Cardiovascular CT: Assessment of the Lower Extremity Vasculature
18 Imaging Decisions: Cardiovascular CT Versus Cardiovascular MR
19 Radiation Safety: Radiation Dosimetry and CT Dose Reduction Techniques
20 Competency, Appropriateness, and Quality in Cardiovascular CT
21 Cardiac Anatomy by Computed Tomographic Imaging
Index
Imaging of anatomy, physiology, and tissue characteristics from large-to-small vessel within seconds, and reconstruction to multimodal 2- and 3-D images within minutes, has facilitated practical clinical applications important to cardiovascular diagnosis, risk stratification, and procedure guidance. The new wave in technology requires education and training of initial generations of readers and users of CCT focused on providing an understanding of the essentials of methodology, technique, and image analysis for clinical application.
This text serves as a primer for the practical performance and interpretation of CCT. The breadth and depth of the knowledge of the individual authors have provided concise chapters on essential topics, with additional teaching pearls as well as key images.
Contents
1 Cardiovascular CT Angiography: Concepts Important to Image Acquisition and Reconstruction
2 Cardiovascular CT Imaging: Essentials for Clinical Practice: Patient Selection and Preparation
3 Cardiovascular Calcium: Assessment and Impact of Interventions
4 Assessment of Cardiac Function
5 CTA as an IVUS Equivalent: Plaque Characterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
6 Coronary Angiography of Native Vessels
7 Coronary CT Angiography after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
8 Coronary Angiography after Surgical Revascularization
9 Perfusion and Delayed Enhancement Imaging
10 Cardiac SPECT and PET: Complementary Roles with Cardiac CT
11 CCT Imaging: Cardiac Electrophysiology Applications
12 Pericardial /Myocardial Disease Processes
13 Assessment of Cardiac and Thoracic Masses
14 Computed Tomography Evaluation in Valvular Heart Disease
15 The Aorta and Great Vessels
16 Adult Congenital Heart Disease
17 Cardiovascular CT: Assessment of the Lower Extremity Vasculature
18 Imaging Decisions: Cardiovascular CT Versus Cardiovascular MR
19 Radiation Safety: Radiation Dosimetry and CT Dose Reduction Techniques
20 Competency, Appropriateness, and Quality in Cardiovascular CT
21 Cardiac Anatomy by Computed Tomographic Imaging
Index
Book Details
- Paperback: 260 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 5, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 184800091X
- ISBN-13: 978-1848000919
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches