Computed Tomography of the Coronary Arteries is the culmination of the collaborated effort of cardiologists and radiologists to draw up a practical CT book explaining the basic principles and applications of CT by use of many illustrations and tables and avoiding complicated technical details of CT imaging.

Computed Tomography of the Coronary Arteries will serve its goal as a concise, quick reference for understanding and interpretation of CT-coronary imaging.

Contents:

1. Basic principles
2. Image post-processing
3. Coronary imaging : normal coronary anatomy
4. Coronary pathology relevant to coronary imaging
5. Coronary stenosis
6. Coronary plague imaging
7. Coronary calcification
8. Chronic total occlusion
9. Assessment of coronary stents
10. Coronary artery anomalies in the adult
11. Assessment of collateral circulation
12. Coronary bypass graft imaging
13. Cardiac masses, intracardiac thrombi and pericardial abnormalities
14. The emergency department
15. The great thoracic vessels
16. Non-cardiac findings on cardiac computed tomography
17. Assessment of left ventricular function
18. Artifacts
19. Contrast enhancement in coronary angiography
20. The future

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