DESCRIPTION:
A complete guide to non-invasive imaging techniques in cardiology
Today?s imaging technologies offer cardiologists more ways than ever to diagnose conditions of the heart without the need of endoscopies and other invasive procedures. Now in its third edition,Cardiac CT, PET and MRI continues to provide an in-depth explanation of these tools and their correct applications, while also exploring cardiac imaging?s most recent and groundbreaking developments.
This wide-ranging guide places CT, PET and MRI in a practical context, illustrating clearly their respective functions as they apply to specific cardiological disorders and clinical situations. With the addition of seven new chapters, it also offers an expanded insight into PET ? an increasingly popular and affordable diagnostic utility, hitherto underexplored in texts devoted to imaging. Cardiac CT, PET and MRI includes:
- Clinically focused examinations of CT, PET and MRI ? the three most popular non-invasive imaging modalities
- Illustrative full-color photos and images
- Access to a companion website featuring additional content
Cardiologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, physicists, and imaging technologists alike will find the third edition of Cardiac CT, PET and MRI an informative and accessible resource with a direct use in their day-to-day practice.
CONTENTS:
Part I: Instrumentation, Imaging Techniques, and Protocols
1 Positron Emission Tomography
2 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Basic Principles, Methods, and Techniques
3 Cardiac Computed Tomography
4 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Progress in Quantitative Assessment of Blood Flow and Flow Reserve
5 PET Myocardial Metabolism in Health and Disease
6 PET Imaging of Autonomic Innervation and Receptors
7 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography
8 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) to Assess Morphology, Function, Perfusion, and Viability
9 Cardiac CT for Coronary Imaging
10 Multislice Cardiac Tomography: Myocardial Function, Perfusion, and Viability
11 Cardiac Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Setting
12 Non Invasive Imaging of High Risk Plaque
13 Molecular Imaging Targets in Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Remodeling
Part II: Concurrent Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Anatomy, Physiology, and Myocellular Integrity
14 Nuclear Imaging Guidance for Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias
