Cardiac CT Angiography Manual / Edition 2

by Robert Pelberg

Overview

This second edition is adheres to the guiding principles of the first edition while serving as a useful and up to date manual on the theory, performance and application of CCTA. Since the publication of the first edition of this work, cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) has come a long way. It is now a main stream, well established cardiac diagnostic imaging modality with wide spread acceptance and application.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447166894
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	05/24/2015
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2015
Pages:	295
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Section I: Calcium Scoring: Introduction to Calcium Scoring.- The Essentials of Calcium Scoring.- Section II: Cardiac CTA: Indications for Cardiac CTA.- General Overview of Cardiac CTA.- Basic Concepts in Cardiac CTA.- Essentials in Creating a Diagnostic Cardiac CTA Image.- A Systematic Approach to Reading and Reporting a Cardiac CTA Scan.-Specific Applications and Useful Clinical Pearls.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Conrad Jablonski, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: There has been tremendous growth in the use of multimodality imaging in cardiovascular medicine. This manual provides a logical and comprehensible summary of cardiac computed tomography.
Purpose: It reviews the theory, methodology, and applications of cardiac computed tomography, making it appropriate as a primary reference or as a supplement to more traditional textbooks.
Audience: Because the book covers a wide spectrum of topics relating to cardiac computed tomography, the audience is broad. It is a great resource for house officers rotating on a cardiac CT rotation, practicing clinicians looking for a condensed and concise review of the latest applications of cardiac CT, or as a companion reference in a CCTA laboratory.
Features: The strength of this book is the translation of intricate concepts into simple, clear, and understandable language. The organization is exceptional and the book flows in a rational and intuitive manner. The sections that are particularly well written include basic principles of computed tomography, principles particular to cardiac computed tomography angiography, and artifacts. Some of the unique features include a section on specific applications of cardiac CT-angiography where there is an emphasis on plaque characterization, physiological evaluation of ischemia, valve assessment using CCTA, and electrophysiological applications of CCTA.
Assessment: This is an exceptionally well-written, lucid, and condensed review of cardiac computed tomography. Easy-to-ready text and simple diagrams enable readers to quickly and efficiently learn cardiac CT. This book does not disappoint.

Doody's Review Service

This manual provides a logical and comprehensible summary of cardiac computed tomography. … It is a great resource for house officers rotating on a cardiac CT rotation, practicing clinicians looking for a condensed and concise review of the latest applications of cardiac CT, or as a companion reference in a CCTA laboratory. … This is an exceptionally well-written, lucid, and condensed review of cardiac computed tomography. Easy-to-ready text and simple diagrams enable readers to quickly and efficiently learn cardiac CT.” (Conrad Jablonski, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2015)

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