Ebook: Cardiac CT imaging: diagnosis of cardiovascular disease

Computed tomorgraphy: overview -- Cardiovascular computed tomography: current and future scanning system design -- Radiation safety: radiation dosimetry and CT dose reduction techniques -- Assessment of cardiovascular calcium: interpretatin, prognostic value, and relationship to lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors -- Natural history and impact of interventions on coronary calcium -- The aorta and great vessels -- Methodology for CCTA image acquisition -- Postprocessing and reconstruction techniques for the coronary arteries -- Coronary CT angiography: native vessels -- Coronary angiography after revascularization -- Assessment of cardiac structure and function by computed tomography angiography -- Perfusion and delayed enhancement imaging -- Pericardial/myocardial disease processes -- Computed tomography evaluation in valvular heart disease -- Assessment of cardiac and thoracic masses -- CT angiography of the peripheral arteries -- Aortic, renal, and carotid CT angiography -- Assessment of pulmonary vascular disease -- Comparative use of radionuclide stress testing, coronary artery calcium scanning, and noninvasive coronary angiography for diagnostic and prognostic cardiac assessment -- Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: overview of clinical applications -- Computed tomographic angiography in the assessment of congenital heart disease -- CT imaging: cardiac electrophysiology applications -- An interventionalist's perspective: diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases -- CCTA: cardiothoracic surgery applications -- Orientation and approach to cardiovascular images.;The comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular structure and function with computed tomography (CT) has progressed at an astounding rate due to advances in scanning technology and image processing. Given the growing importance of cardiovascular CT, this book collates all relevant imaging findings and presents them in a clinically relevant and practical manner appropriate for the spectrum of physicians who diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease. The chapters have been written by an internationally renowned group of contributing authors and present discussion and images which characterize the full spectrum of cardiovascular CT.