Low Dose Coronary CTA in Ischemic Disease - 9788847008632

For some years now cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of mortality in western countries. Current state-of-the-art cardiac CT imaging, based on 64-slice systems together with dedicated post-processing images, offers the ability to investigate coronary arteries and cardiac structures in a non-invasive procedure with around a 5-sec. acquisition time.The purpose of this work is to give practical guidelines on cardiac CT imaging and especially coronary artery imaging based on the author's daily clinical practice. Most recent techniques of acquisition based on non-helical protocols showing a real dose reduction are presented and discussed.The book covers all steps in cardiac CT imaging from patient preparation, acquisition parameters, injection protocols and recommendations, post-processing images. The role of cardiac CT in routine examination workflow, including interaction with cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, is also discussed.Stenosis, aneurysm or plaque studies are presented, based on the clinical experience of more than 2000 examinations a year. Clinical indications are consequently detailed. The book presents also detailed comparison between cardiac CT and other modalities such as ultrasounds, MRI, PET/CT, conventional angiography, in terms of choice for better patient diagnosis and comfort.