Cardiac CT Imaging : Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Computed Tomography: Overview....Pages 3-20 Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: Current and Future Scanning System Design....Pages 21-27 Radiation Safety: Radiation Dosimetry and CT Dose Reduction Techniques....Pages 29-36 Front Matter....Pages 38-38 Assessment of Cardiovascular Calcium: Interpretation, Prognostic Value, and Relationship to Lipids and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors....Pages 39-57 Natural History and Impact of Interventions on Coronary Calcium....Pages 59-68 The Aorta and Great Vessels....Pages 69-76 Front Matter....Pages 78-78 Methodology for CCTA Image Acquisition....Pages 79-89 Postprocessing and Reconstruction Techniques for the Coronary Arteries....Pages 91-97 Coronary CT Angiography: Native Vessels....Pages 99-116 Coronary Angiography After Revascularization....Pages 117-123 Front Matter....Pages 126-126 Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function by Computed Tomography Angiography....Pages 127-145 Perfusion and Delayed Enhancement Imaging....Pages 147-151 Pericardial/Myocardial Disease Processes....Pages 153-158 Computed Tomography Evaluation in Valvular Heart Disease....Pages 159-167 Assessment of Cardiac and Thoracic Masses....Pages 169-185 Front Matter....Pages 188-188 CT Angiography of the Peripheral Arteries....Pages 189-205 Aortic, Renal, and Carotid CT Angiography....Pages 207-222 Assessment of Pulmonary Vascular Disease....Pages 223-230 Front Matter....Pages 232-232 Comparative Use of Radionuclide Stress Testing, Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning, and Noninvasive Coronary Angiography for Diagnostic and Prognostic Cardiac Assessment....Pages 233-254 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Overview of Clinical Applications....Pages 255-274 Front Matter....Pages 232-232 Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Assessment of Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 275-292 CT Imaging: Cardiac Electrophysiology Applications....Pages 293-308 An Interventionalist’s Perspective: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 309-320 CCTA: Cardiothoracic Surgery Applications....Pages 321-332 Orientation and Approach to Cardiovascular Images....Pages 333-403 Back Matter....Pages 405-412 Overview Computed tomography: overview Cardiovascular computed tomography: current and future scanning system design Radiation safety: radiation dosimetry and CT dose reduction techniques Coronary artery calcium Assessment of cardiovascular calcium: interpretation, prognostic value, and relationship to lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors Natural history and impact of interventions on coronary calcium Aorta and great vessels CT coronary angiography Methodology for CCTA image acquisition Postprocessing and reconstruction techniques for the coronary arteries Coronary CT angiography: native vessels Coronary angiography after revascularization CT angiography assessment for cardiac pathology 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 vascular angiography CT angiography of the peripheral arteries Aortic, renal, and carotid CT angiography Assessment of pulmonary vascular disease Multidisciplinary topics 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 Interventionalist's perspective: diagnosis of cardiovascular disease CCTA: cardiothoracic surgery applications Orientation and approach to cardiovascular images. CT is an accurate technique for assessing cardiac structure and function, but advances in computing power and scanning technology have resulted in increased popularity. It is useful in evaluating the myocardium, coronary arteries, pulmonary veins, thoracic aorta, pericardium, and cardiac masses; because of this and the speed at which scans can be performed, CT is even more attractive as a cost-effective and integral part of patient evaluation. This book collates all the current knowledge of cardiac CT and presents it in a clinically relevant and practical format appropriate for both cardiologists and radiologists. The images have been supplied by an experienced set of contributing authors and represent the full spectrum of cardiac CT. As increasing numbers have access to cardiac CT scanners, this book provides all the relevant information on this modality. This is an extensive update of the previous edition bringing the reader up-to-date with the immense amount of updated content in the discipline. CT has long been considered an accurate technique in the assessment of cardiac structure and function, but advances in computing power and scanning technology have resulted in its increasing popularity. This book collates all relevant imaging findings of the use of cardiac CT and presents them in a relevant and practical manner-- This extensively illustrated book provides clear guidance on the performance and interpretation of cardiac CT, with a view to assisting the reader in integrating the modality into daily practice.