Digital Cardiac Imaging

**`**Edited by a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Science, this book has a multidisciplinary approach that is aimed to be of interest to both doctors and scientists alike. It should appeal to both cardiologists and scientists who wish to update themselves on the latest advances in the many cardiac imaging techniques now available.**'****Mark J. Monaghan** It Itis is 1984, 1984, a a year year immortalized immortalizedby by George GeorgeOrwell Orwell some some35 35 year year ago. ago. In In 1949, 1949,he he prophesized prophesized a a world worlddominated dominated by by television television images images and andelectronic electronic communica communica tions. Orwell's vision of an incredible technologic revolution is the reality of the tions. Orwell'svisionofanincredibletechnologicrevolutionistherealityofthe 1980's. 1980's. Over Over the the past past three threedecades, decades, this this technical technicalexplosion explosion has has impacted impacted on on all all levels levelsof of society, society, including including the the practice practice of ofMedicine. Medicine. In 1949, the cardiologist had available to him only his stethoscope, the chest In1949,thecardiologisthadavailabletohimonlyhisstethoscope, thechest roentgenogram, roentgenogram, the theelectrocardiogram, electrocardiogram, and and his hisclinical clinical astuteness. astuteness. In In 1984, 1984, the the cardiologist still requires great clinical skills, but also has available to him echo cardiologiststillrequiresgreatclinicalskills, butalsohasavailabletohimecho cardiography, cardiography, radionuclide radionuclideperfusion perfusion and and functional functional tests, tests, digital digital radiography, radiography, computed computed tomography, tomography, positron positronemission emission tomography, tomography, and and nuclear nuclearmagnetic magnetic resonance resonanceimaging. imaging. These These imaging imagingmodalities modalities are are the theresult result of ofthe the development developmentof of the the digital digitalcomputer, computer, and and the theexplosive explosive advances advances in in microelectronics. microelectronics. Cardiac Cardiac imaging imaginghas has rapidly rapidlyevolved evolved into intoa a specialized specialized area area of of interest interestshared shared by by cardiolo cardiolo gists, radiologists, engineers, physicists, and statisticians. Our book, Digital gists, radiologists, engineers, physicists, andstatisticians Front Matter....Pages I-XII Myocardial imaging: The promise and challenge of digital image processing....Pages 1-4 Digital image processing....Pages 5-23 Basic physical principles of cardiac imaging systems....Pages 24-41 Computer hardware considerations in digital imaging....Pages 42-47 Physiologic concepts in cardiac imaging: Flow-function relations in acutely ischemic myocardium....Pages 48-64 A geometric foundation for the study of left ventricular motion: Some tensor considerations....Pages 65-83 The analysis of left ventricular function with digital subtraction angiography....Pages 84-105 Digital radiographic assessment of coronary flow reserve....Pages 106-118 Quantitative coronary arteriography....Pages 119-139 Clinical applications of cardiac CT....Pages 140-156 Digital two-dimensional echocardiography....Pages 157-181 Doppler echocardiography: Basic principles and clinical applications....Pages 182-206 Radionuclide imaging of the heart....Pages 207-239 Positron emission computed tomography....Pages 240-270 Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart....Pages 271-292 Future directions and integrative approaches in digital cardiac imaging....Pages 293-302 Back Matter....Pages 303-307 ` Edited by a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Science, this book has a multidisciplinary approach that is aimed to be of interest to both doctors and scientists alike. It should appeal to both cardiologists and scientists who wish to update themselves on the latest advances in the many cardiac imaging techniques now available. ' Mark J. Monaghan