Comprehensive and up-to-date reference - Special emphasis on the complementary nature of
anatomic and functional cardiac information - Step-by-step guidelines for coronary CTA and
triple scans - 1 157 high-resolution CT images demonstrate the full range of normal cardiac
variations and pathologic findings - Introduction to the essentials of CT technique normal
cardiac anatomy and anatomic anomalies - Clinical application of cardiac CT for risk
stratification evaluation of coronary artery disease and preoperative planning for and
postoperative assessment of percutaneous cardiac procedures including coronary stents and
bypass grafts - An accompanying DVD contains 3-D displays of anatomic relationships and cine
clips of more than 200 cases that demonstrate cardiac function and valve evaluation New -
Entirely new chapters address evaluation of the thoracic aorta congenital heart disease in the
adult triple rule-out CT angiography and the latest innovations in cardiac CT - New
information on frontier techniques including myocardial perfusion and targeted contrast agents
- Over 500 new images. Most of the second edition images are from 256 slice CTs - New
techniques that allow the user to do what could not be done before
