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Cardiac CT

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
3642140211, 9783642140211, 364214022X, 9783642140228
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-14022-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
41 MB (42606920 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition.
Pages
347\347
Topic
Medicine Cardiology
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

Computed tomography of the heart has become a highly accurate diagnostic modality that is attracting increasing attention. This extensively illustrated book aims to assist the reader in integrating cardiac CT into daily clinical practice, while also reviewing its current technical status and applications. Clear guidance is provided on the performance and interpretation of imaging using the latest technology, which offers greater coverage, better spatial resolution, and faster imaging. The specific features of scanners from all four main vendors, including those that have only recently become available, are presented. Among the wide range of applications and issues to be discussed are coronary artery bypass grafts, stents, plaques, and anomalies, cardiac valves, congenital and acquired heart disease, and radiation exposure. Upcoming clinical uses of cardiac CT, such as plaque imaging and functional assessment, are also explored.

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