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Imaging Coronary Arteries

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. David A. Dowe

    1. Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, USA

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  2. Massimo Fioranelli

    1. Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy
      “Guglielmo Marconi” University, Rome, Italy

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  3. Paolo Pavone

    1. Radiology Department, Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy

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  • New dedicated chapters on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), catheter angiography, and nuclear imaging, with some discussions on theoretical techniques such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • More than 70 new clinical cases

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Clinical Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation

    • Massimo Fioranelli, Carlo Gonnella, Stefano Tonioni, Fabrizio D’Errico, Mariantonietta Carbone
    Pages 1-11

  3. Basic Techniques in the Acquisition of Cardiac Images with CT

    • Paolo Pavone
    Pages 13-20

  4. CT Examination of the Coronary Arteries

    • Paolo Pavone
    Pages 21-28

  5. Image Reconstruction

    • Paolo Pavone
    Pages 29-40

  6. Coronary Pathophysiology

    • Mara Piccoli, Serafino Orazi, Giovanna Giubilato, Massimo Fioranelli
    Pages 41-46

  7. Clinical Classification of Coronary Artery Disease: Who Should Be Treated?

    • Damien Casagrande, Jean-Jacques Goy, Mario Togni, Jean Christophe Stauffer, Stéphane Cook
    Pages 47-52

  8. Intravascular Ultrasound: From Gray-Scale to Virtual Histology

    • Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, Luigi Politi, Chiara Leuzzi, Luigi Mattioli, Fabiana Rollini, Massimo Fioranelli
    Pages 53-61

  9. Identification and Characterization of the Atherosclerotic Plaque Using Coronary CT Angiography

    • Paolo Pavone, David A. Dowe, Roberto Leo
    Pages 63-70

  10. Coronary CT Angiography: Evaluation of Stenosis and Occlusion

    • Paolo Pavone, Roberto Leo
    Pages 71-83

  11. Current Strategies in Cardiac Surgery

    • Andrea Montalto, Francesco Musumeci
    Pages 85-90

  12. Coronary CT Angiography: Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts

    • Carlo Nicola De Cecco, Gorka Bastarrika, Marco Rengo
    Pages 91-100

  13. Coronary Stents

    • Enrica Mariano, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, Massimo Fioranelli
    Pages 101-113

  14. CT Angiography of Coronary Stents

    • Gorka Bastarrika, Carlo Nicola De Cecco, U. Joseph Schoepf
    Pages 115-130

  15. X-Ray Exposure in Coronary CT Angiography

    • Paolo Pavone, Roberto Leo
    Pages 131-135

  16. Optical Coherence Tomography in the Cathlab

    • Francesco Prati, Luca Di Vito
    Pages 137-146

  17. Triple Rule Out: the Use of Cardiac CT in the Emergency Room

    • Giulio Speciale, Vincenzo Pasceri
    Pages 147-152

  18. Contraindications to Coronary CT Angiography

    • David A. Dowe
    Pages 153-155

  19. Prognostic Value of Coronary CT

    • Bruno Pironi, Antonio Lucifero, Massimo Fioranelli
    Pages 157-163

  20. Clinical Cases

    • David A. Dowe, Paolo Pavone, Massimo Fioranelli
    Pages 165-258
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About this book

In non-fatal cases, cardiovascular diseases 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. For this reason, the ability to properly identify the atherosclerotic plaque with rapid, non-invasive techniques is of utmost clinical interest in diagnostic workup and therapeutic planning of symptomatic patient. Nowadays CT produces high-quality images of the coronary arteries, in addition to defining their location and the extent of the atherosclerotic involvement. This new edition is enriched with two important additions. Firstly, dedicated chapters on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), catheter angiography, and nuclear imaging have been included, with some discussions on theoretical techniques such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Secondly, a completely new section comprising more than 70 clinical casesremarkably expands the horizons reached by the previous edition. This volume provides general practitioners and cardiologists with a basic understanding of the imaging techniques. For radiologists with no direct experience in cardiac imaging, the book serves as an important source of information on coronary pathophysiology and anatomy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, USA

    David A. Dowe

  • Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy

    Massimo Fioranelli

  • “Guglielmo Marconi” University, Rome, Italy

    Massimo Fioranelli

  • Radiology Department, Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Pavone

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