Coronary CT Angiography in the Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Plaques

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Medical Science, Diagnostic Imaging, Specialties, Internal Medicine, Cardiology

• Author: Zhonghua Sun
• ISBN: 9789814725637
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication: February 23, 2018
• Imprint: WSPC
• Language: English

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the author's work which includes significant developments of coronary CT angiography in the diagnosis of coronary plaques. The main contributions of the book lie in the following areas: both 2D and 3D analysis of coronary plaques with coronary CT angiography, diagnostic value of coronary CT angiography with use of different multislice CT scanners, quantitative analysis of coronary plaques in terms of lumen assessment, and bifurcation angle analysis, in particular, the diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography in calcified plaques, and finally, hemodynamic analysis of plaques with regard to the effects of plaques on coronary blood flow, and CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT).

Contents:

• Introduction
• Coronary CT Angiography Technological Developments
• Coronary CT Angiography: 2D and 3D Characterization of Coronary Plaques
• Coronary CT Angiography: Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Plaques
• Coronary CT Angiography-Derived Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Coronary CT Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve in Coronary Artery Disease
• Summary and Conclusions

Readership: Postgraduate students, radiologists, cardiologists, radiographers, researchers in cardiac CT imaging.
Key Features:

• Comprehensive overview of the diagnostic applications of coronary CT angiography with a focus on plaque analysis
• Quantitative analysis of coronary plaques based on author's research expertise in cardiac CT imaging, which is supported by many refereed publications
• Latest and novel research areas such as computational fluid dynamics in analysis of coronary plaques