CT Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease

• Main Authors: Pavone, Paolo (Author), Fioranelli, Massimo (Author), Dowe, David A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Cardiac Surgery.

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Western countries. In non-fatal cases, they are associated with a decreased quality of life as well as a substantial economic burden to society. Most sudden cardiac events are related to the complications of a non-stenosing marginal plaque. F...

Table of Contents:

• Clinical Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation
• Basic Techniques in the Acquisition of Cardiac Images with CT
• CT Examination of the Coronary Arteries
• Image Reconstruction
• Coronary Pathophysiology
• The Atherosclerotic Plaque
• Intravascular Ultrasound: From Gray-Scale to Virtual Histology
• Identification and Characterization of the Atherosclerotic Plaque Using Coronary CT Angiography
• Coronary CT Angiography: Evaluation of Stenosis and Occlusion
• Current Strategies in Cardiac Surgery
• Coronary CT Angiography: Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
• Coronary Stents
• CT Angiography of Coronary Stents
• X-ray Exposure in Coronary CT Angiography
• Use of MSCT Scanning in the Emergency-Room Evaluation of Patients with Chest Pain
• Current Recommendations for Coronary CT Angiography
• Prognostic Value of Coronary CT.