Informa Healthcare - web catalogue

Reflecting advances in cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging, this practical text explains the basic principles and applications of CT.

Written by international experts in the field, this resource presents the fundamentals of 64-slice imaging through the use of high quality illustrations, references, and tables.

Contents include:

• image post-processing
• coronary imaging for normal coronary arteries
• coronary pathology and imaging
• coronary stenosis, coronary plaque imaging, and calcification
• chronic total occlusion
• assessment of coronary stents
• coronary artery anomalies in adults
• coronary collaterals and bypass grafts
• cardiac masses, intracardiac thrombi, and pericardial abnormalities
• great thoracic vessels
• noncardiac findings on CT calcium screening
• left ventricular function
• artefacts
• the future of cardiac CT imaging
• contrast-enhancement for coronary angiography