CT Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease

• Main Authors: Pavone, Paolo. (Author), Fioranelli, Massimo. (Author), Dowe, David A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Emergency medicine.; Heart > Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Cardiac Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1126-7

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 The Atherosclerotic Plaque
• 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 Use of Multislice Computed Tomography Scanning in the Emergency-Room Evaluation of Patients with Chest Pain
• 16 Current Recommendations for Coronary CT Angiography
• 17 Prognostic Value of Coronary CT
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