Cardiovascular Computed Tomography has a prominent role in the diagnosis and management across a wide spectrum of clinical indications. Therefore, knowledge about this exciting technology is critical for imaging specialists and clinicians alike. Complementary to more detailed textbooks, this book is geared towards readers, who are learning about cardiovascular CT regardless of their clinical specialty. It is intended to be a short practical introduction with a focus on visual material. With this in mind, the third edition has been carefully revised and updated to include recent developments in CT scanner technology and clinical indications. The current third edition of the book covers the entire spectrum of cardiovascular computed tomography, but the text and number of images have been reduced to focus on the essential material. Cardiac CT Made Easy provides a rapid introduction and initial understanding about cardiovascular CT.

Key Features

• Covers the entire spectrum of cardiovascular computed tomography; this third edition provides a concise and practical text
• Addresses the needs of radiologists and cardiologists who practice cardiovascular imaging, providing technical and practical aspects of MDCT for cardiovascular applications, especially from the perspective of clinicians
• Contains new material covering recent developments in CT scanner technology (e.g. photon-counting detector technology) and clinical indications (e.g. imaging in the context of structural and valvular interventional procedures)

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Cardiovascular MDCT ImagingChapter 2: CT Perspective of Normal Cardiovascular AnatomyChapter 3: Technical Aspects of Multidetector Computed TomographyChapter 4: Cardiac Chambers and Myocardial DiseaseChapter 5: Pericardial DiseaseChapter 6: Valvular Heart DiseaseChapter 7: CT Planning and Guidance for Transcatheter InterventionsChapter 8: Coronary Arterial and Venous DiseaseChapter 9: Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseChapter 10: Aortic DiseaseChapter 11: Peripheral Artery DiseaseChapter 12: Cardiac MassesChapter 13: Adult Congenital Heart Disease