Vascular Imaging by Color Doppler and Magnetic Resonance

Vascular diagnostics traditionally rely on x-ray angiography. This approach remains even today essential in the clinical work-up of patients with vascular pathology. Recently, however, newer imaging modalities have been intro duced to assess vascular disease. Among these the color Doppler flow and magnetic resonance imaging appear the most promising. Due to their noninva sive character both methods are ideally suited for screening as well as serial follow-up of vascular patients. The emergence of color Doppler flow and magnetic resonance vascular imaging coincides with new concepts in vascular medicine. Today, vascular prevention and percutaneous interventions are becoming the leading compo nents in modern vascular care. It is in this new and exciting environment of novel vascular concepts where the demand for reliable noninvasive vascular imaging is becoming a high priority. Color Doppler flow and magnetic reso nance vascular imaging are well on the way to satisfy this demand. This textbook provides the long awaited information on vascular imaging by color Doppler flow and magnetic resonance. The text covers the essentials of vascular anatomy, physiology and noninvasive imaging technology before providing a state-of-the-art review of their current clinical applications. All chapters are written by competent scientists and clinicians in a clear, conscise and yet thorough and exhaustive manner. The coherent and didactic composi tion of the textbook allows the reader an easy access to the elementary as well as the advanced principals and clinical applications of the modern noninvasive vascular imaging.

The textbook covers the basic principles and clinical application of color doppler and magnetic resonance in vascular imaging. The text is divided into thirteen concise and well illustrated chapters and provides the reader with a complete and definite tutorial in the state-of-the-art of the two most powerful noninvasive vascular imaging methods. The emphasis was put on a sytematic and didactic build-up from the elementary to the advanced to provide a balanced information to the beginner as well as the expert in the field of cardiovascular imaging.

I.- 1 Vascular Anatomy.- 2 Hemodynamics.- II.- 3 Basics of Color Doppler Imaging.- 4 Color Doppler Instrumentation.- III.- 5 Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 6 Basics of MR Angiography.- 7 Phase-sensitive Angiography.- 8 Three-dimensional Inflow MR Angiography.- IV.- 9 Color Doppler Flow Imaging of the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries.- 10 Color Doppler Imaging of Abdominal Vessels.- 11 Color Doppler Flow Imaging of the Peripheral Vascular System.- V.- 12 Magnetic Resonance Arteriography: Initial Clinical Results.- 13 Quantitative In Vivo Blood Flow Measurements with Magnetic Resonance Imaging.