Integrated Cardiothoracic Imaging with MDCT

With contributions by numerous experts

With contributions by numerous experts

Technological Approach to Cardiothoracic Imaging.- From Sixteen Slices to Nowadays — Cardiothoracic Imaging with CT.- Cardiac Gating.- Cardiothoracic Image Postprocessing.- Contrast Medium Utilization.- Dose Reduction in Chest CT.- Acquisition Protocols.- Anatomical and Physiological Approach to Cardiothoracic Imaging.- Cardiac and Coronary Artery Anatomy and Physiology.- Heart-Lung Interactions.- Physiological Interactions.- Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease in Cardiac Patients.- Medical Applications of Integrated Cardiothoracic Imaging.- Diseases of the Pulmonary Circulation.- COPD and Cardiac Comorbidities.- Immunologic Lung Disease.- Sleep-Related Hypoventilation/Hypoxemic Syndromes (SRHH).- Imaging Findings Associated with Left-Sided Cardiac Dysfunction.- Evaluation of Chest Pain, Hemoptysis and Dyspnea.- Lesions of Proximal Coronary Arteries.- Myocardial Infarction.- Aortic Bicuspidia, Silent Ductus Arteriosus.- Cardiac Calcifications.- Left Superior Vena Cava.- Partial Anomalous Venous Return.- Pulmonary Valvular Stenosis.- Right-to-Left Shunts.- MDCT: Evaluation of Congenital and Acquired Diseases of the Pericardium.- Lung Perfusion.- Pulmonary Embolism from Cardiac Origin.- Pectus Excavatum and the Heart.- Thoracic Surgery and Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease.- Diseases Developing Coronaro-Bronchial Anastomoses.