Diagnostic Imaging of Coronary Artery Disease

by Aziz, Kusai; Abela, George S.

• ISBN13: 9780781766029
• ISBN10: 0781766028
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-05
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

"Recently the noninvasive detection of CAD has advanced tremendously in many fields, including nuclear cardiology (both single photon emission tomography and positron emission tomography), CT angiography, and MRI. Much research is also ongoing in the area of plaque characterization and inflammatory markers.This book provides practical information about these modalities." "There are numerous real life cases and clinical scenarios to enhance the understanding of basic concepts and interpretation of cardiac SPECT and CT angiography. Plus, the information and concepts within the book can be helpful in preparation for the certification board of nuclear cardiology exam. To accompany the text, there is online access to a companion website that contains fully searchable text, full color images of black and white print PET and CT materials, video clips and cases. To access this site, go to www.essentialsofcardiacimaging.com and enter the code found on the inside front cover."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Kusai S. Aziz, MD, FACC, Nuclear Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiologist, Visalia Cardiovascular and Medical Center, Visalia, California George S. Abela, MSc, MD, MBA, Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Basic Physics of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Physics	p. 1
Myocardial Perfusion Scans	p. 9
Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography	p. 51
Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET)	p. 54
Basic PET Physics and the PET Camera	p. 54
PET Tracers	p. 55
PET Measurement of Myocardial Blood Flow	p. 57
PET Viability Studies	p. 66
Coronary CT Angiography	p. 74
Basic Physics and the CT Camera	p. 74
Clinical Examples and Scenarios	p. 88
LAD Disease With Cardiac Catheterization Correlation	p. 88
Effect of Overlying Calcium-Intravascular Ultrasound Correlation	p. 91
Patent Intracoronary Stent	p. 94
Three-Vessel Disease With Cardiac Catheterization Correlation	p. 95
Effect of High Calcium Score and Inaccuracy of Resultant Interpretation	p. 98
Correlation Between Stress Test and Cardiac Catheterization	p. 102
Atypical Symptoms With CTA Being the Definitive Diagnostic Test	p. 107
Diagnosis of CAD in a Patient Presenting to Emergency Center With Acute Chest Pain	p. 110
Diagnosis of Coronary Aneurysm and Correlation With Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Catheterization, and Pathology	p. 113
Limitation of Overlying Calcification-Correlation with Intravascular Ultrasound	p. 117
Bicuspid Aortic Valve	p. 118
Saphenous Vein Graft Pseudoaneurysm	p. 119
Occluded Right Coronary Artery With an Aneurysm of the Mid Inferior Wall	p. 121
Image Reconstruction Artifact of the Right Coronary Artery	p. 124
Focal Stenosis of the Circumflex Artery With Cardiac Catheterization Correlation	p. 126
Blooming Artifact in Focally Calicified Segments	p. 128
Correlation of a Subtotal Occlusion on CTA With Cardiac Catheterization	p. 129
Occluded Stent With Collaterals	p. 131
Severe CAD With IVUS Correlation	p. 133
Clinical Indications and Limitations	p. 134
Iodinated Radiocontrast Agents	p. 137
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease	p. 147
Risk Stratification Using Inflammatory Markers and Other Risk Factors in Nuclear Imaging	p. 164
The Future	p. 175
Important Web Sites	p. 177
COCATS Guidelines for Level 2 Training in Nuclear Cardiology	p. 178
Index	p. 181
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