Ct Of The Heart: Principles And Applications (contemporary Cardiology)

The introduction of fast ECG-synchronized computed tomography (CT) techniques enables imaging of the heart with a combination of speed and spatial resolution unparalleled by other noninvasive imaging modalities. Applying these modalities for the evaluation of coronary artery disease is a topic of active current research. Coronary artery calcium measurements are investigated as a marker for cardiac risk stratification. With contrast-enhanced CT coronary angiography, coronary arteries can be visualized with unprecedented detail, so that noninvasive stenosis assessment appears within reach. With increasing accuracy CT enables evaluation of coronary artery bypass grafts and stents. The cross-sectional nature of CT may to some degree allow noninvasive assessment of the coronary artery wall. CT for evaluating cardiac perfusion, motion, and viability is being investigated. In CT of the Heart, leading radiologists, cardiologists, physicists, engineers, and basic and clinical scientists from around the world survey the full scope of current developments, research, and scientific controversy regarding principles and applications of cardiac CT. Richly illustrated with numerous black-and-white and color images, the book discusses the interpretation of CT of the heart in a variety of clinical, physiologic, and pathologic applications. The authors emphasize current state-of-the-art uses of computed tomography, but also examine emerging developments at the horizon. They review the technical basis of CT image acquisition as well as the tools for image visualization and analysis. Meticulous and comprehensive, CT of the Heart authoritatively defines the current status of computed tomography of the heart, offering a truly balanced view of its technology, applications, significance, and future potential. Reviews The Full Scope Of Current Developments, Research, And Scientific Controversy Regarding The Principles And Applications Of Cardiac Ct. Illustrated With Numerous Black-and-white And Color Images, The Book Discusses The Interpretation Of Ct Images Of The Heart In A Variety Of Clinical, Physiological, And Pathological Applications. The Authors Emphasize Current State-of-the-art Uses Of Ct, But Also Examine Developments At The Horizon. They Also Review The Technical Basis Of Ct Image Acquisition, As Well As Tools For Image Visualization And Analysis. Ct Of The Heart: Past, Present, And Future / William Stanford -- Electron Beam Ct Of The Heart / David G. Hill -- Scan Techniques For Cardiac And Coronary Artery Imaging With Multislice Ct / Bernd M. Ohnesorge, Brian R. Westerman And U. Joseph Schoepf -- Image Reconstruction For Ecg-triggered And Ecg-gated Multi-slice Ct / Thomas Flohr And Tinsu Pan -- Phase-correlated Image Reconstruction Without Ecg / Marc Kachelriess And Willi A. Kalender -- Radiation Dose From Ct Of The Heart / Cynthia H. Mccollough -- Coronary Calcium Screening: An Epidemiologic Perspective / Christopher J. O'donnell And Udo Hoffmann -- Coronary Calcium Scanning: Why We Should Perform It / Axel Schmermund, Stefan Möhlenkamp And Raimund Erbel -- Detection And Quantification Of Coronary Calcium With Electron Beam Ct -- Axel Schmermund, Stefan Möhlenkamp And Raimund Erbel -- Detection And Quantification Of Coronary Calcium With Dual Slice Ct / Joseph Shemesh. Detection And Quantification Of Calcified Coronary Plaque With Multidetector-row Ct / J. Jeffrey Carr -- Coronary Calcium Scoring With Multidetector-row Ct: Rationale And Scoring Techniques / Roman Fischbach And David Maintz -- Noninvasive Quantification Of Coronary Calcium: Quantification Methods, Scanner Types, Scan Protocols, Accuracy, And Reproducibility / Stefan Ulzheimer, Kaiss Shanneik And Willi A. Kalender -- Ct Of The Pericardium / Reinhard Groell -- Multidetector-row Ct For Assessment Of Cardiac Valves / Jürgen K. Willmann And Dominik Weishaupt -- Multislice Ct Of The Heart And Great Vessels In Congenital Heart Disease Patients / Jean-françois Paul -- Imaging Of Cardiac And Paracardiac Masses And Pseudotumors / Bernd J. Wintersperger -- Multidetector-row Ct Assessment Of Left-ventricular Function / Kai Uwe Juergens And Roman Fischbach -- Imaging Intramyocardial Microcirculatory Function Using Fast Computed Tomography / Stefan Möhlenkamp ... [et Al.]. Approaches For Assessing Myocardial Viability With Multidetector-row Ct / Yasushi Koyama And Teruhito Mochizuki -- Anatomy Of The Coronary Arteries And Veins In Ct Imaging / Robert J.m. Van Geuns And Filipo Cademartiri -- Techniques And Protocols For Acquisition And Display Of Contrast-enhanced Ct Coronary Angiography / Christoph R. Becker -- Contrast Material Injection Techniques For Ct Angiography Of The Coronary Arteries / Filippo Cademartiri And Koen Nieman -- Visualization Techniques For Contrast-enhanced Ct Angiography Of Coronary Arteries / Jean-louis Sablayrolles And Pascal Giat -- Ct Angiography For Assessment Of Coronary Artery Anomalies / Steffen C. Froehner ... [et Al.] -- Multidetector-row Ct For Assessment Of Kawasaki's Disease / Toru Sakuma And Kunihiko Fukuda -- Multidectector-row Ct Of The Coronary Arteries For Planning Of Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery / Christopher Herzog, Selami Dogan And Thomas J. Vogl. Edited By U. Joseph Schoepf ; Foreword By Alexander R. Margulis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 CT of the Heart....Pages 3-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Electron Beam CT of the Heart....Pages 15-21 Scan Techniques for Cardiac and Coronary Artery Imaging With Multislice CT....Pages 23-43 Image Reconstruction for ECG-Triggered and ECG-Gated Multislice CT....Pages 45-54 Phase-Correlated Image Reconstruction Without ECG....Pages 55-62 Radiation Dose From CT of the Heart....Pages 63-68 Front Matter....Pages 69-69 Coronary Calcium Screening....Pages 71-77 Coronary Calcium Scanning....Pages 79-82 Detection and Quantification of Coronary Calcium With Electron Beam CT....Pages 83-89 Detection and Quantification of Coronary Calcium With Dual-Slice CT....Pages 91-99 Detection and Quantification of Calcified Coronary Plaque With Multidetector-Row CT....Pages 101-110 Coronary Calcium Scoring With Multidetector-Row CT....Pages 111-127 Noninvasive Quantification of Coronary Calcium....Pages 129-141 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 CT of the Pericardium....Pages 145-153 Multidetector-Row CT for Assessment of Cardiac Valves....Pages 155-160 Multislice CT of the Heart and Great Vessels in Congenital Heart Disease Patients....Pages 161-169 Imaging of Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses and Pseudotumors....Pages 171-181 Multidetector-Row CT Assessment of Left-Ventricular Function....Pages 183-194 Imaging Intramyocardial Microcirculatory Function Using Fast Computed Tomography....Pages 195-206 Approaches for Assessing Myocardial Viability With Multidetector-Row CT....Pages 207-216 Front Matter....Pages 217-217 Anatomy of the Coronary Arteries and Veins in CT Imaging....Pages 219-227 Techniques and Protocols for Acquisition and Display of Contrast-Enhanced CT Angiography....Pages 229-235 Contrast Material Injection Techniques for CT Angiography of the Coronary Arteries....Pages 237-245 Visualization Techniques for Contrast-Enhanced CT Angiography of Coronary Arteries....Pages 247-258 CT Angiography for Assessment of Coronary Artery Anomalies....Pages 259-277 Multidetector-Row CT for Assessment of Kawasaki Disease....Pages 279-285 Multidetector-Row CT of the Coronary Arteries for Planning of Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery....Pages 287-300 CT Angiography for Assessment of Coronary Bypass Grafts....Pages 301-309 Contrast-Enhanced Electron Beam CT and Multidetector-Row CT in the Evaluation of Coronary Stent Patency....Pages 311-319 CT Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Artery Stenosis....Pages 321-332 Complementary Use of Coronary Calcium Scoring and CT Angiography....Pages 333-337 CT vs Magnetic Resonance for Imaging of the Coronary Arteries....Pages 339-347 Front Matter....Pages 349-349 Pathology and Pathophysiology of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques....Pages 351-364 Pathogenesis of the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque....Pages 365-375 Multidetector-Row CT Imaging of Clinical and Preclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis....Pages 377-380 Multidetector-Row CT vs Intravascular Ultrasound for Coronary Plaque Characterization....Pages 381-387 Multidetector-Row CT vs Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Coronary Plaque Characterization....Pages 389-398 Multidetector-Row CT for Detection of Noncalcified and Calcified Coronary Lesions....Pages 399-400 Back Matter....Pages 401-407 "In CT of the Heart, leading radiologists, cardiologists, physicists, engineers, and basic and clinical scientists from around the world survey the full scope of current developments, research, and scientific controversy regarding principles and applications of cardiac CT. Richly illustrated with numerous black-and-white and color images, the book discusses the interpretation of CT of the heart in a variety of clinical, physiologic, and pathologic applications. The authors emphasize current state-of-the-art uses of computed tomography, but also examine emerging developments at the horizon. They review the technical basis of CT image acquisition as well as the tools for image visualization and analysis."--Résumé de l'éditeur Leading clinicians and researchers from around the world review the full scope of current developments, research, and scientific controversy regarding the principles and applications of cardiac CT. Richly illustrated with numerous black-and-white and color images, the book discusses the interpretation of CT images of the heart in a variety of clinical, physiological, and pathological applications. The authors emphasize current state-of-the-art uses of CT, but also examine developments at the horizon. They also review the technical basis of CT image acquisition, as well as tools for image visualization and analysis. Current-generation helical/spiral CT scanners have multirow detectors capable of generating 1 to 16 slices of varying thickness with each gantry rotation.