Contents
- Chapter 1 Development of cardiovascular CT
- Chapter 2 MSCT scanner components
- Chapter 3 Technical principles of cardiovascular CT
- Chapter 4 Beyond 64-slice CT
- Chapter 5 Radiation physics, biology, and protection
- Chapter 6 Practical aspects of cardiovascular CT
- Chapter 7 Intravenous contrast media
- Chapter 8 Scan protocols
- Chapter 9 Difficult scenarios
- Chapter 10 Image reconstruction and processing
- Chapter 11 Sources of artefact
- Chapter 12 Cross-sectional anatomy of the thorax
- Chapter 13 The coronary arteries and cardiac veins
- Chapter 14 Imaging atherosclerotic plaque
- Chapter 15 Coronary stent imaging
- Chapter 16 Coronary artery bypass graft imaging
- Chapter 17 Evaluation of ventricular and atrial function
- Chapter 18 Ventricular pathology
- Chapter 19 Evaluation of myocardial scarring and perfusion
- Chapter 20 Evaluation of the left atrium and pulmonary veins
- Chapter 21 Valve imaging
- Chapter 22 Pericardial disease
- Chapter 23 Congenital heart disease
- Chapter 24 Non-cardiac findings on cardiac CT
- Chapter 25 Thoracic aortic imaging
- Chapter 26 Pulmonary artery imaging
- Chapter 27 Combined multivessel angiography
- Chapter 28 Peripheral arterial imaging
- Chapter 29 Systemic veins
- Chapter 30 Guidelines, accreditation, and certification
- Chapter 31 Comparison of multimodality imaging