Recent years have seen a marked increase in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) imaging, with the technique now integrated into many imaging guidelines, such as those published by ESC and NICE. Rapid clinical and technological progress has created a need for guidance on the practicalaspects of CT image acquisition, analysis and interpretation.

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Cardiovascular CT, now revised for the second edition by practising international experts with many years of hands-on experience, is designed to fulfil this need. The Handbook is a practical guide on performing, analysing and interpreting cardiovascular CT scans,covering all aspects from patient safety to optimal image acquisition to differential diagnoses of tricky images. It takes an international approach to both accreditation and certification, highlighting British, European, and American examinations and courses.

The format is designed to be accessible and is laid out in easy to navigate sections. It is meant as a quick-reference guide, to live near the CT scanner, workstation, or on the office shelf. The Handbook is aimed at all cardiovascular CT users (Cardiologists, Radiologists and Radiographers),particularly those new to cardiovascular CT, although even the advanced user should find useful tips and tricks within.

Contents

۱ Historical development of cardiovascular CT۲ MSCT scanner components۳ Technical principles of cardiovascularCT۴ Beyond 64-detector CT۵ Radiation physicsr biology, and protection۶ Practical aspects of cardiovascularCT۷ Intravenous contrast media۸ Scan protocols۹ Difficult scenarios۱۰ Image reconstruction and processing۱۱ Sources of artefact۱۲ Cross-sectional anatomy of the thorax۱۳ The coronary arteries and cardiac veins۱۴ Assessment of coronary artery disease۱۵ Coronary stent imaging۱۶ Coronary artery bypass graft imaging۱۷ Ventricular pathology۱۸ Evaluation of myocardial scarring and perfusion۱۹ Evaluation of the left atrium and pulmonary veins۲۰ CT work-up prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation۲۱ Valve imaging۲۲ Pericardial disease۲۳ Adult congenital heart disease۲۴ Non-cardiac findings on cardiac CT۲۵ Thoracic aortic imaging۲۶ Pulmonary artery imaging۲۷ Peripheral arterial imaging۲۸ Systemic veins۲۹ Accreditation and certification in cardiovascularCT۳۰ Comparison of multimodality imaging۳۱ Future directions of cardiacCT