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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438015903321

Titolo

From basic cardiac imaging to image fusion : core competancies versus technological progress / / Paolo Marzullo, Giuliano Mariani, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

88-470-2760-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 134 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Altri autori (Persone)

MarianiGiuliano

MarzulloPaolo

Disciplina

616.10754

Soggetti

Cardiovascular system - Imaging

Heart - Imaging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology of coronary circulation as a basis for imaging -- How should we stress the human heart -- Myocardial perfusion imaging: the role of SPECT, PET, and CMR -- Innervation of the heart: imaging findings using [123I]-MIBG scintigraphy in different pathologies -- How to reduce the radiation burden in Cardiac CT -- How to reduce the radiation burden in Cardiac SPECT -- Will 3D imaging of the heart replace pathology? -- Image fusion and coregistration: state of the (he)art -- Diagnostic algorithms in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: guidelines and evidence-based behaviours.-.

Sommario/riassunto

The recent development of three-dimensional imaging techniques has provided an enormous amount of information relevant to the clinical management of patients at low and high risk for coronary artery disease. However, while progress in each individual technique has been rapid, the correlation of findings obtained with radiology, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance imaging is still relatively neglected. In this book, qualified experts in cardiac imaging present the basic concepts of cardiac disease and imaging and compare the findings obtained in particular subspecialties with those acquired using other techniques. In this way the reader will learn how images and techniques can be integrated in clinical practice to the benefit of the patient. In addition, the issue is addressed of reducing the patient's exposure to



ionizing radiation through appropriate multimodality integration.  Physicians ranging from cardiac surgeons to internal medicine specialists and even public health administrators will find this book invaluable in understanding the role of hybrid cardiac imaging.