Imaging Coronary Arteries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dowe, David A. (Editor), Fioranelli, Massimo. (Editor), Pavone, Paolo. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Cardiac Surgery.
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Western countries. In non-fatal cases, they are associated with a decreased quality of life as well as a substantial economic burden to society. Most sudden cardiac events are related to the complications of a non-stenosing marginal plaque. F...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Clinical Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation
• 2 Basic Techniques in the Acquisition of Cardiac Images with CT
• 3 Examination of the Coronary Arteries
• 4 Image Reconstruction
• 5 Coronary Pathophysiology
• 6 Clinical Classification of Coronary Artery Disease: Who Should Be Treated?
• 7 Intravascular Ultrasound: From Gray-Scale to Virtual Histology
• 8 Identification and Characterization of the Atherosclerotic Plaque Using Coronary CT Angiography
• 9 Coronary CT Angiography: Evaluation of Stenosis and Occlusion
• 10 Current Strategies in Cardiac Surgery
• 11 Coronary CT Angiography: Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
• 12 Coronary Stents
• 13 CT Angiography of Coronary Stents
• 14 X-Ray Exposure in Coronary CT Angiography
• 15 Optical Coherence Tomography in the Cathlab
• 16 Triple Rule Out: The Use of Cardiac CT in the Emergency Room
• 17 Contraindications to Coronary CT Angiography
• 18 Prognostic Value of Coronary CT
• 19 Clinical Cases.