Cardiac CT

Introduction.- Technical and Personnel Requirements.- Anatomy.- CT in the Context of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Management.- Cardiac CT in Clinical Practice.- Clinical Indications.- Patient Preparation.- Physics Background and Radiation Exposure.- Examination and Reconstruction.- Examinations on Different CT Scanners.- Reading and Reporting.- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.- Coronary Artery Stents.- Coronary Artery Plaques.- Cardiac Function.- Cardiac Valves.- Coronary Artery Anomalies.- Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease.- Typical Clinical Examples.- Results of Clinical Studies.- Outlook.

Dr. Marc Dewey has published more than 50 papers on noninvasive cardiac imaging over the last five years. Among them are landmark papers published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and the New England Journal of Medicine. He is a reviewer for over 20 journals among them the Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA, and The Lancet and received the highest scientific award of the German Röntgen Society - the Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen-Preis. Dr. Dewey's team is well known for the cardiac imaging workshops held at the Charité in Berlin and he is a renowned speaker on cardiac imaging. Experts for the scanners of all four vendors such as Dr. Katharina Anders, Dr. Martin K. Hoffmann, Dr. Eugenio Martuscelli, and Dr. Elke Zimmermann contributed to the corresponding chapters of "Cardiac CT". The second edition again focuses on cardiac CT in clinical practice and features newly edited chapters about radiation exposure, coronary artery stents, bypass grafts, coronary anomalies, and congenital heart disease. Also, upcoming clinical applications of cardiac CT, for instance plaque imaging and functional assessment, are covered by experts such as Dr. Paul Schoenhagen und Dr. Gudrun Feuchtner.

From the reviews:"Cardiac CT comprises 333 pages and is divided into 21 concise chapters ... . illustrated with 'best of the best' images ... . When the reader follows the text and figures in tandem, the experience is similar to being in a lecture hall with an outstanding professor who delivers content in a clear, meaningful way. ... highly recommended for all physicians interested in cardiac imaging, from the novice looking for an introduction to the field, to the practitioner seeking a well-balanced instructional textbook and overview." (Stephen Fleet, Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Vol. 5, 2011)"This book is a most welcome addition to recent publications on the subject. As an increasing number of radiologists and hospitals start to take up the challenges of establishing and running a cardiac CT service, this book should provide invaluable assistance. ... The book is well-organised and leads the reader through a practical approach to establishing a cardiac CT service and should prove valuable to radiologists and radiographers. ... this is an essential part of the CT library." (John Giles, RAD Magazine, January, 2012)"This book focuses on how to integrate cardiac computed tomography (CT) into routine practice. ... The text is intended for radiologists, cardiologists, and any physician interested in cardiac imaging-from the novice looking for an introduction to the field to the practitioner seeking a well-balanced instructional textbook and overview. ... The text is well organized and easy to read. ... I highly recommend Marc Dewey's Cardiac CT as a valuable addition to the bookshelf of the practicing cardiac imager." (David O. Griffith, Radiology, Vol. 263 (1), April, 2012)