Vessel Based Imaging Techniques: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Description:

This book provides comprehensive information on new and existing vessel imaging techniques, with the intention of improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of vascular and related diseases. In recent years, vessel wall imaging has expanded greatly into other beds (such as the intracranial and peripheral arteries) and many of the techniques available for evaluation and diagnosis have only previously been published in research papers. This book bridges that gap for clinicians, applying cutting edge research to their everyday practice. The first six sections of the book are centered around individual vessel beds. These chapters will teach clinicians the multi-modality imaging techniques available to image these vessels and related pathology with a focus on new imaging tools and techniques. The final two sections of the book will offer a more comprehensive technical background aimed at imaging scientists for the imaging techniques used and the relationship of blood flow and modeling to disease monitoring and prevention. This is an ideal guide for radiologists and imaging scientists looking to learn the latest techniques in vessel imaging.

Table of contents:

Part I. Intracranial Arteries

1. Vascular Dysfunction and Neurodegenerative Disease

2. Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of the Intracranial Vasculature

3. Advanced Intracranial Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions

Part II. Carotid Artery

4. Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery

5. Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of Carotid Artery Disease

6. Advanced Carotid Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions

Part III. Peripheral Artery Disease

7. Peripheral Artery Disease: An Overview

8. Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of Peripheral Artery Disease

9. Advanced Peripheral Artery Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions

Part IV. Aorta

10. Imaging Approaches for Aortic Disease

Part V. Coronary Artery

11. Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease

12. Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease

13. Advanced Coronary Artery Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions

Part VI. Imaging Techniques

14. Image Processing: What Is Needed and Unique for Vessel Wall Imaging?

15. Vessel Wall Imaging in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Part VII. Hemodynamics

16. Hemodynamic Aspects of Vessel Wall Imaging: 4D Flow

17. Computational Fluid Dynamics for Evaluating Hemodynamics

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