MRI AND CT OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (ONLINE AND PRINT)

Leave no disease undetected with MRI and CT of the Cardiovascular System, your definitive guide to magnetic resonance and computed tomography for cardiovascular health. Authored by a collaboration of international experts, this vivid, four-color third edition imparts the latest technologies in a rapidly advancing field. With topics that range from anatomy, to MR in infants and children, to risk assessment in ischemic heart disease this text includes seven new chapters to reflect the rising tide of technological discovery as it pertains to cardiology. Thanks to its expert analysis, procedural guide to implementation, and profound understanding of the recent advances in cardiovascular imagining, MRI and CT of the Cardiovascular System gives you all the tools necessary for powerful screening, diagnosis, and cardiovascular care.

Features:
- New chapters reflecting technological discoveries in cardiology
- Color illustrations for heightened clarity
- Companion website with fully searchable text
- Units organized by pathology and disease detection
- Fully updated information on application of MR and CT
- Up-to-date analysis of emerging multi-detector CT

Table Of Contents
Part I: Basic Principles
Clinical Approach to Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Techniques
Magnetic Resonance Angiography Techniques
Techniques for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology: Imaging Aspects
Blood Flow Measurements
Quantification in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
CMR: Imaging Planes and Anatomy
Coronary CTA: Display Techniques and Planes
Cardiovascular MR in Infants and Children

Part II: Acquired Heart Disease
Magnetic Resonance of Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia
MRI and CT of Pericardial Diseases
Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses
Valvular Heart Disease

Part III: Ischemic Heart Disease
Myocardial Perfusion in Ischemic Heart Disease
Assessment of Ischemic Heart Disease Utilizing Dobutamine
Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Contrast Enhancement
Delayed Enhancement in Non-Ischemic Myocardial Disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Risk Assessment in Ischemic Heart Disease
Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Technical Approaches
Coronary Artery Imaging—Clinical Applications
Coronary Blood Flow Measurements
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
CT Imaging of Coronary Artery Calcification
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
CT Evaluation of Myocardial Perfusion, Function and Late Enhancement
Atherosclerotic Plaque Imaging: MRI
Plaque Characterization—Computed Tomography

Part IV: Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease: Magnetic Resonance Evaluation of Morphology and Function
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Function and Flow in Postoperative Congenital Heart Disease
Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Part V: Vascular Diseases
MRI and CT of Thoracic Aorta
Thoracic Aorta Disease: Flow Evaluation by MR
Computed Tomographic Angiography of the Abdominal Arteries
Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography Angiography of Peripheral Arteries

Part VI: Interventional MRI
Catheter Tracking and Devices
Endovascular Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Endovascular Interventions–Congenital Heart Disease
Endovascular Delivery of Gene and Stem Cell Therapy