Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Description:

· Portable, succinct, and practical guide to all aspects of performing, analysing, and interpreting cardiovascular CT scans

· Covers the curriculum requirements for all cardiology and trainees in the UK and Europe

· Filled with real-life images, covering a range of everyday situations to show what to look for when making a diagnosis

New to this Edition:

· Filled with updates to guidelines, techniques, and technology

· Contains a new chapter on the future directions of cardiac CT

· Features over 50 new images, to aid scan interpretation

1: Historical development of cardiovascular CT
2: MSCT scanner components
3: Technical principles of cardiovascular CT
4: Beyond 64-detector CT
5: Radiation physics, biology, and protection
6: Practical aspects of cardiovascular CT
7: Intravenous contrast media
8: Scan protocols
9: Difficult scenarios
10: Image reconstruction and processing
11: Sources of artefact
12: Cross-sectional anatomy of the thorax
13: The coronary arteries and cardiac veins
14: Assessment of coronary artery disease
15: Coronary stent imaging
16: Coronary artery bypass graft imaging
17: Ventricular pathology
18: Evaluation of myocardial scarring and perfusion
19: Evaluation of the left atrium and pulmonary veins
20: CT workup prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
21: Valve imaging
22: Pericardial disease
23: Adult congenital heart disease
24: Non-cardiac findings on cardiac CT
25: Thoracic aortic imaging
26: Pulmonary artery imaging
27: Peripheral arterial imaging
28: Systemic veins
29: Accreditation and certification in cardiovascular CT
30: Comparison of multi-modality imaging
31: Future directions of cardiac CT