Full Description
Presents the reader with a thorough grounding in the basics of cardiac CT, with particular reference to coronary artery disease. Primarily a practical guide, this reference includes a review of basic techniques, optimization, data handling and reporting.
Contents
Part I: Fundamentals of Cardiac CT 1. Introduction 2. CT fundamentals 3. Cardiac CT basics 4. Contrast material administration 5. How to optimize cardiac CT images 6. How to look at cardiac CT datasets 7. How to report cardiac CT Part II: Spectrum of diseases 8. Coronary anomalies 9. Coronary calcium & plaques 10. Coronary stenosis 11. Coronary stents 12. Coronary artery bypass grafts 13. Collateral findings Part III: Clinical applications of cardiac CT & Case studies 14. Overview of clinical applications of cardiac CT 15. Cases: Primary prevention 16. Cases: Atypical chest pain 17. Cases: Stable angina & Chronic chest pain 18. Cases: Acute Coronary Syndrome 19. Cases: Secondary prevention 20. Cases: Triple rule-out 21. Indications for Cardiac CT 22. New Horizons in Cardiac CT technology
