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Author:   U. Joseph Schoepf
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Second Edition 2019
Weight:   3.581kg
ISBN:  

9781603272360

ISBN 10:   1603272364
Pages:   931
Publication Date:   01 April 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

​HISTORY OF CARDIAC CT: A PERSONAL STORY.- Evolution of Radiation Dose from Cardiac CT.- THE LONG MARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE:  CARDIAC CT AND  ITS COMPETITORS.- Cardiac Computed Tomography: A Team Sport.- Cardiac CT: Credentialing and Accreditation.- Principles of Cardiac CT Image Acquisition.- Cardiac CT Platforms: State of the Art.- Dual Energy and Spectral CT Techniques in Cardiovascular Imaging.- Drugs in Cardiac CT.- Contrast Media Injection Protocols in CT Coronary Angiography.- Cardiovascular CT: Image Reconstruction.- The Challenging Patient.- Cardiac CT: Contemporary Clinical Image Data Display, Analysis, and Quantification.- Workflow Optimization.- Defining the Role and Benefits of a 3D Laboratory for Cardiovascular .- Structured Reporting for Cardiac CT .- Integration of CT Data into Clinical Workflows: Role of Modern IT Infrastructure including Cloud Technology.- Thoughts on Coding and Reimbursement.- Pathology and Pathophysiology of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques.- CT CARDIAC ANATOMY.- Patient Selection: When to Use Cardiac CT versus Other Imaging or Non-Imaging Tests.- Current Guidelines.- Clinical Application of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.- The Many Uses of Epicardial Fat Measurements.- Nonatherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease.- The Many Faces of Atherosclerosis.- Use of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Cardiac Risk Assessment for Non-Cardiac Surgery.- Chronic Chest Pain.- Coronary CT Angiography for Evaluation of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department.- The Role of Cardiac CT in Patients with Metabolic Disorders.- CT for Guiding Successful Revascularization.- Multidetector CT Angiography for Coronary Bypass Graft Assessment and Reoperative Cardiac Surgery.- Stent Assessment.- CT of Cardiac Function and Wall Motion.-  Three-Chamber Function with Cardiac CT.- Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium.- CT of Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses.- Valvular Heart Disease and Prostheses.- CT in the Context of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.- CT for Minimally Invasive Repair of Mitral Valve and Other Structural Heart Disease.- Cardiac CT: Electrophysiological Applications.- Cardiac Devices.- Special Technique Considerations for Congenital Heart Disease Imaging.- CT of Coronary Artery Anomalies.- CT Spectrum of Congenital Heart Disease.- The Use of Cardiovascular CT in repaired CHD.- Cardiac CT in the Setting of Heart Transplantation.- CT Imaging of the Heart-Lung Axis.- Ischemic Stroke: The Role of Cardiac CT.- Incidental Findings on CT angiography and How to Manage Them.- A Test on the Move: Cardiac CT in China as a Case Study.- Prognosis and Outcome: State of the Evidence.- Cardiac CT: Comparative Cost-Effectiveness.- Barriers to Greater Clinical Implementation.- Differences and Disparities in Cardiovascular Medicine Related to Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: The Role of Cardiac CT.- Cardiac CT Radiomics.- Coronary CT Angiography for Screening, Risk Stratification, and Management of Asymptomatic Patients: State of the Evidence.- Advanced Methods for Coronary Artery Plaque Analysis.- Transluminal Attenuation Gradient and Other CT Techniques for Gauging Lesion Significance.- CT Angiography Derived Fractional Flow Reserve.- CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Arterial First Pass Imaging.- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Dual-Energy Approaches.- Dynamic Myocardial CT Perfusion Imaging.- CT’s Role for Myocardial Viability Assessment.- Coronary CT Angiography as the Gatekeeper to the Cathlab: Where Are We?.- 3D Printing from Cardiac CT Images.- Future Technological Advances in Cardiac CT.

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The entire contents-from the introduction about the past, present, and future of CT of the heart through the technical underpinning of the method, and through various clinical, physiologic, an d pathologic applications of CT in studying the heart-art meticulous and comprehensive. This book fills and immense need -Foreword by Alexander R. Margulis, MD, DSc., Weill Medical College of Cornell University ...state-of-the-art text on computed tomography of the heart. - Texas Heart Institute Journal This excellent, new, profusely illustrated book demonstrates state-of-the-art imaging of the heart and also provides appropriate comparisons with the results from magentic resonance and ultrasound imaging methofs. - Comprehensive Therapy

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 U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FACR, FAHA, FNASCI, FSCBT-MR, FSCCT Director, Division of Cardiovascular Imaging Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC, USA

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