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Cardiovascular Imaging

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Editors:
  1. Johan H. C. Reiber

    1. Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Image Processing (LKEB), Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands
      Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), Utrecht, The Netherlands

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  2. Ernst E. Wall

    1. Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), Utrecht, The Netherlands
      Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine (DICM, volume 186)

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Table of contents (41 chapters)

  1. Progress in Intracoronary Ultrasound (ICUS)

    1. What are the advantages and limitations of three-dimensional intracoronary ultrasound imaging?

      • Eric Maurincomme, Gérard Finet
      Pages 243-255

    2. New developments in intracoronary ultrasound

      • Carlo Di Mario, Peter J. Fitzgerald, Antonio Colombo
      Pages 257-275

    3. Practical integration of intravascular ultrasound imaging into the cardiac catheterization laboratory

      • Gary S. Mintz, Augusto D. Pichard, Kenneth M. Kent, Jeffrey J. Popma, Lowell F. Satler, Carol L. Walsh et al.
      Pages 277-282

    4. Intravascular ultrasound for evaluation of coronary arteries

      • Günter Görge, Junbo Ge, Michael Haude, Vijay Shah, Allen Jeremias, Helge Simon et al.
      Pages 283-300

  2. Magnatic Resonance (MR) Coronary Imaging

    1. To which extent can the coronary artery tree be imaged and quantified with the current MR technology?

      • Albert C. Van Rossum, Johannes C. Post
      Pages 301-314

    2. Flow measurements in coronary arteries using MRI

      • Michel A. Galjee
      Pages 315-327

    3. Current and future applications of magnetic resonance coronary angiography

      • Warren J. Manning
      Pages 329-355

    4. Advantages and limitations of coronary MR angiography

      • André J. Duerinckx
      Pages 357-365

  3. Angioscopy

    1. Color quantization in angioscopic images

      • Jan A. Oomen, J. C. Hans Schuurbiers, Kenneth G. Lehmann, Cees J. Slager, Patrick W. Serruys
      Pages 367-377

    2. The use of coronary angioscopy in diagnosis and clinical decision making

      • Peter den Heijer
      Pages 379-388

  4. Coronary Flow and Flow Reserve

    1. Current status and future expectations of the flow velocity guidewire

      • Richard G. Bach
      Pages 389-402

    2. Coronary pressure measurements and myocardial fractional flow reserve for clinical decision making in the catheterization laboratory

      • Nico H. J. Pijls, Bernard De Bruyne
      Pages 403-410

    3. Functional assessment of stenosis significance after coronary arteriography; value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

      • Ernst E. Van Der Wall, Albert V. G. Bruschke
      Pages 411-423

    4. Blood flow measurements using 3D distance-concentration functions derived from digital x-ray angiograms

      • Alexander M. Seifalian, David J. Hawkes, Christopher Bladin, Alan C. Colchester, Kenneth E. Hobbs
      Pages 425-442

  5. Myocardial Perfusion

    1. On-line assessment of myocardial flow reserve

      • Martin J. Schalij, Pieter M. J. van der Zwet, Mariken J. Geldof, Johan H. C. Reiber
      Pages 443-459

    2. Intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography for myocardial perfusion

      • Stephanie Coulter, Michael H. Picard
      Pages 461-472

    3. Newer imaging techniques in contrast echocardiography

      • Sharon L. Mulvagh
      Pages 473-484

    4. Myocardial perfusion and function by MR imaging techniques

      • Albert de Roos, Ernst E. van der Wall, Rob van der Geest, Johan H. C. Reiber
      Pages 485-497

    5. Myocardial perfusion imaging by SPECT

      • Ernst E. van der Wall
      Pages 499-512

    6. Myocardial blood flow quantitation with positron emission tomography

      • William Wijns, Anne Bol, Jacques A. Melin
      Pages 513-529
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Keywords

About this book

In the past, coronary arteriography was the only modality available to provide high quality images of the coronary anatomy. Quantitative coronary arteriography (QCA) was developed, implemented, validated and extensively applied to obtain accurate and reproducible data about coronary morphology and the functional significance of coronary obstructions. Over the last few years extensive basic technological research supported by clinical investigations has created competing modalities to visualize coronary morphology and the associated perfusion of the myocardial muscle. Currently, the following modalities are available: X-ray coronary arteriography, intracoronary ultrasound, contrast- and stress-echocardiography, angioscopy, nuclear cardiology, magnetic resonance imaging, and cine and spiral CT imaging.
For all these imaging modalities, the application of dedicated quantitative analytical software packages enables the evaluation of the imaging studies in a more accurate, reliable, and reproducible manner. These extensions and achievements have resulted in improved diagnostics and subsequently in improved patient care. Particularly in patients with ischaemic heart disease, major progress has been made to detect coronary artery disease in an early phase of the disease process, to follow the atherosclerotic changes in the coronary arteries, to establish the functional and metabolic consequences of the luminal obstructions, and accurately to assess the results of interventional therapy.
Aside from all these high-tech developments in cardiac imaging techniques, the transition from the analogue to the digital world has been going on for some time now. For the future, it has been predicted that the CD-R will be the exchange medium for cardiac images and DICOM-3 the standard file format. This has been a major achievement in the field of standardization activities. Since these developments will have a major impact on the way images willbe stored, reviewed and exchanged in the near future, an important part of this book has been dedicated to DICOM and the filmless catheterization laboratory.
Cardiovascular Imaging will assist cardiologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, image processing specialists, physicists, basic scientists, and fellows in training for these specialties to understand the most recent achievements in cardiac imaging techniques and their impact on cardiovascular medicine.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Image Processing (LKEB), Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands

    Johan H. C. Reiber

  • Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands (ICIN), Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Johan H. C. Reiber, Ernst E. Wall

  • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands

    Ernst E. Wall

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cardiovascular Imaging

  • Editors: Johan H. C. Reiber, Ernst E. Wall

  • Series Title: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0291-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4109-3Due: 30 June 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6616-7Published: 28 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0291-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-9842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 578

  • Topics: Cardiology

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