CT Chest Atlas

Leading clinicians and researchers from around the world review the full scope of current developments, research, and scientific controversy regarding the principles and applications of cardiac CT. Richly illustrated with numerous black-and-white and color images, the book discusses the interpretation of CT images of the heart in a variety of clinical, physiological, and pathological applications. The authors emphasize current state-of-the-art uses of CT, but also examine developments at the horizon. They also review the technical basis of CT image acquisition, as well as tools for image visualization and analysis. Reviews The Full Scope Of Current Developments, Research, And Scientific Controversy Regarding The Principles And Applications Of Cardiac Ct. Illustrated With Numerous Black-and-white And Color Images, The Book Discusses The Interpretation Of Ct Images Of The Heart In A Variety Of Clinical, Physiological, And Pathological Applications. The Authors Emphasize Current State-of-the-art Uses Of Ct, But Also Examine Developments At The Horizon. They Also Review The Technical Basis Of Ct Image Acquisition, As Well As Tools For Image Visualization And Analysis. Ct Of The Heart: Past, Present, And Future / William Stanford -- Electron Beam Ct Of The Heart / David G. Hill -- Scan Techniques For Cardiac And Coronary Artery Imaging With Multislice Ct / Bernd M. Ohnesorge, Brian R. Westerman And U. Joseph Schoepf -- Image Reconstruction For Ecg-triggered And Ecg-gated Multi-slice Ct / Thomas Flohr And Tinsu Pan -- Phase-correlated Image Reconstruction Without Ecg / Marc Kachelriess And Willi A. Kalender -- Radiation Dose From Ct Of The Heart / Cynthia H. Mccollough -- Coronary Calcium Screening: An Epidemiologic Perspective / Christopher J. O'donnell And Udo Hoffmann -- Coronary Calcium Scanning: Why We Should Perform It / Axel Schmermund, Stefan Möhlenkamp And Raimund Erbel -- Detection And Quantification Of Coronary Calcium With Electron Beam Ct -- Axel Schmermund, Stefan Möhlenkamp And Raimund Erbel -- Detection And Quantification Of Coronary Calcium With Dual Slice Ct / Joseph Shemesh. Detection And Quantification Of Calcified Coronary Plaque With Multidetector-row Ct / J. Jeffrey Carr -- Coronary Calcium Scoring With Multidetector-row Ct: Rationale And Scoring Techniques / Roman Fischbach And David Maintz -- Noninvasive Quantification Of Coronary Calcium: Quantification Methods, Scanner Types, Scan Protocols, Accuracy, And Reproducibility / Stefan Ulzheimer, Kaiss Shanneik And Willi A. Kalender -- Ct Of The Pericardium / Reinhard Groell -- Multidetector-row Ct For Assessment Of Cardiac Valves / Jürgen K. Willmann And Dominik Weishaupt -- Multislice Ct Of The Heart And Great Vessels In Congenital Heart Disease Patients / Jean-françois Paul -- Imaging Of Cardiac And Paracardiac Masses And Pseudotumors / Bernd J. Wintersperger -- Multidetector-row Ct Assessment Of Left-ventricular Function / Kai Uwe Juergens And Roman Fischbach -- Imaging Intramyocardial Microcirculatory Function Using Fast Computed Tomography / Stefan Möhlenkamp ... [et Al.]. Approaches For Assessing Myocardial Viability With Multidetector-row Ct / Yasushi Koyama And Teruhito Mochizuki -- Anatomy Of The Coronary Arteries And Veins In Ct Imaging / Robert J.m. Van Geuns And Filipo Cademartiri -- Techniques And Protocols For Acquisition And Display Of Contrast-enhanced Ct Coronary Angiography / Christoph R. Becker -- Contrast Material Injection Techniques For Ct Angiography Of The Coronary Arteries / Filippo Cademartiri And Koen Nieman -- Visualization Techniques For Contrast-enhanced Ct Angiography Of Coronary Arteries / Jean-louis Sablayrolles And Pascal Giat -- Ct Angiography For Assessment Of Coronary Artery Anomalies / Steffen C. Froehner ... [et Al.] -- Multidetector-row Ct For Assessment Of Kawasaki's Disease / Toru Sakuma And Kunihiko Fukuda -- Multidectector-row Ct Of The Coronary Arteries For Planning Of Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery / Christopher Herzog, Selami Dogan And Thomas J. Vogl. Edited By U. Joseph Schoepf ; Foreword By Alexander R. Margulis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Current-generation helical/spiral CT scanners have multirow detectors capable of generating 1 to 16 slices of varying thickness with each gantry rotation.