Coronary CT Angiography in the Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Plaques (ePub)

-->This book provides a comprehensive overview of the author's work which includes significant developments of coronary CT angiography in the diagnosis of coronary plaques. The main contributions of the book lie in the following areas: both 2D and 3D analysis of coronary plaques with coronary CT angiography, diagnostic value of coronary CT angiography with use of different multislice CT scanners, quantitative analysis of coronary plaques in terms of lumen assessment, and bifurcation angle analysis, in particular, the diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography in calcified plaques, and finally, hemodynamic analysis of plaques with regard to the effects of plaques on coronary blood flow, and CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT).Contents:IntroductionCoronary CT Angiography Technological DevelopmentsCoronary CT Angiography: 2D and 3D Characterization of Coronary PlaquesCoronary CT Angiography: Quantitative Assessment of Coronary PlaquesCoronary CT Angiography-Derived Computational Fluid DynamicsCoronary CT Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve in Coronary Artery DiseaseSummary and Conclusions --> -->Readership: Postgraduate students, radiologists, cardiologists, radiographers, researchers in cardiac CT imaging. -->Keywords:Coronary CT Angiography;Coronary Plaques;Coronary Artery Disease;DiagnosisReview:Key Features:Comprehensive overview of the diagnostic applications of coronary CT angiography with a focus on plaque analysisQuantitative analysis of coronary plaques based on author's research expertise in cardiac CT imaging, which is supported by many refereed publicationsLatest and novel research areas such as computational fluid dynamics in analysis of coronary plaques