Springer Cardiac CT: Diagnostic Guide and Cases

Over the past few decades there have been major advances in computed tomography (CT) to improve the performance of cardiac imaging. Thanks to the improved scanning speed, power boost tubes, and increased-width detectors, the latest CT technology delivers greater coverage, better spatial and temporal resolution, and functional information on cardiac diseases. Focusing on cardiac CT imaging, this book offers case-based information on cardiac diseases, presents the current technical status, and highlights applications, helping readers systematically understand how cardiac CTs are performed and interpreted in clinical practice. Divided into six chapters, it broadly discusses the characteristics of CT imaging and its applications to coronary artery disease (CAD); non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease; congenital heart disease; cardiac neoplasms; cardiomyopathy and aortic diseases. Review “This book offers a fascinating insight into clinical practice in China, where the volume of cardiovascular CT performed dwarfs many other nations and, although extremely comprehensive, up-to-date and thorough, it does highlight differences in the approach to practice when compared to Europe and North America. … this is a professionally written offering, it is eclectic and fascinating … .” (Ed Nicol, RAD Magazine, February, 2021) From the Back Cover Over the past few decades there have been major advances in computed tomography (CT) to improve the performance of cardiac imaging. Thanks to the improved scanning speed, power boost tubes, and increased-width detectors, the latest CT technology delivers greater coverage, better spatial and temporal resolution, and functional information on cardiac diseases. Focusing on cardiac CT imaging, this book offers case-based information on cardiac diseases, presents the current technical status, and highlights applications, helping readers systematically understand how cardiac CTs are performed and interpreted in clinical practice. Divided into six chapters, it broadly discusses the characteristics of CT imaging and its applications to coronary artery disease (CAD); non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease; congenital heart disease; cardiac neoplasms; cardiomyopathy and aortic diseases. About the Author Yi-Ning Wang ·   Chief physician, Supervisor of PhD and post-doctoral students ·   Vice Chair of the Department of Radiology at PUMC Hospital ·   Vice Chair of the Younger Committee Member of the radiology branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association, and a Committee Member of the Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging Group, Chinese Medical Doctor Association ·   Academic Secretary of the Chinese Society of Radiology (CSR), Vice Chair of the CSR Quality Control and Safety Working Group, Committee Member of the CSR Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging Group ·   Committee Member of the Beijing Society of Radiology (BSR), Vice Chair of the cardiovascular imaging committee of the BSR ·   Vice Chair of the cardiovascular imaging committee of the Chinese Research Hospital Association ·   Vice Chair of the China International Regional Committee of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) ·   Expert on cardiac imaging and molecular imaging, major research interests including dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging and CT plaque imaging.   Bin Lu, (M.D.).  Mainly engaged in the radiological diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Doctorate degree from the Graduate School of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) & Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), Beijing, China. Fellowship, Department of Radiology, Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. Professor and Director of the Department of Radiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (China). Member of the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Committee of the Chinese Society of Radiology, Chairman of the China Inter