Coronary Calcium

• Author : Aloke Virmani Finn
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 20 August 2019

Coronary Calcium: A Comprehensive Understanding of Its Biology, Use in Screening, and Interventional Management provides a comprehensive update on the current understanding of the significance of coronary artery calcification, showing the connection to the development of advanced atherosclerosis that will lead to better risk evaluations. Coverage includes information on the basic science behind the development of coronary calcium in atherosclerotic lesions, the pathology of calcified coronary lesions in humans, its differential development by race, and its relationship to plaque progression.

• Author : Bo Zhou
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 June 2021

We have demonstrated the ability to identify coronary calcium using non-gated, 2-shot, dual energy (DE) chest x-ray imaging. Here we used digital simulations to characterize DE calcium signals and the role of potential confounds such as beam hardening, scatter estimation, cardiac motion, and pulmonary artery pulsation. For the DE calcium signal, we will consider quantification, as compared to CT calcium score. We created digital 3D phantoms including heart, lung, coronary calcium, spine, ribs, pulmonary artery, and adipose. We simulated x-ray

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 June 2021

Each issue includes separate but continuously paged sections called: Nuclear medicine, and: Ultrasound

• Author : VIPUL CHAVDA
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 June 2021

Background: Coronary artery disease is common in diabetic patients .In asymptomatic Diabetic patients, routine screening for coronary artery disease is not recommended as it does not improve outcomes as long as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors are treated. It is better to stratify risk for high risk patients for better control of risk factors.Aim: Coronary calcium score for screening of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic diabetic patients.

• Author : U. Joseph Schoepf
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 27 October 2007

Leading clinicians and researchers from around the world review the full scope of current developments, research, and scientific controversy regarding the principles and applications of cardiac CT. Richly illustrated with numerous black-and-white and color images, the book discusses the interpretation of CT images of the heart in a variety of clinical, physiological, and pathological applications. The authors emphasize current state-of-the-art uses of CT, but also examine developments at the horizon. They also review the technical basis of CT image acquisition,

• Author : Aurelio Leone
• Publisher : Nova Science Pub Incorporated
• Release : 15 June 2021

There is a strong relationship between cigarette smoking and the risk of cardiovascular events. Smoking influences negatively coagulation -- fibrinolysis cascade at any level, although it acts primarily on those pathways that are most important for an effective clot formation: endothelium, platelets, and fibronogen. Moreover, coronary circulation is the target organ of the damage due to smoking esposure. Endothelial dysfunction is a main consequence of smoke compounds with significant changes in initiating physiologic coagulation process; platelet adhesiveness and aggregation increases

• Author : Eyal Herzog,Farooq Chaudhry
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 19 December 2009

Coronary artery disease is the most commonly encountered problem in adult cardiology in the world. Echocardiography is the most commonly used imaging modality encountered in cardiology practice in the world. Even though there are many Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) reference books and echocardiography reference books, there is no single practical book so far in the literature with focus on the combined topics. The authors believe that this will be the first book to provide information on how echocardiography can be

• Author : Pim J. de Feyter,G. P. Gabriel Krestin
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 04 September 2008

Updated to reflect the notable advances in cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging, the Second Edition of the best-selling Computed Tomography of the Coronary Arteries provides cardiologists and radiologists with a practical text that explains the basic principles and applications of CT. Written by renowned international experts in the field, this accessible resource clearly presents the fundamentals of the new technology of 64-slice imaging through the use of high quality illustrations, references, and tables. Contents include: image post-processing coronary imaging for

• Author : Sait Tarhan
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 June 1986

• Author : Tobias Richard Bischof
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 June 2021

• Author : Matthew J. Budoff,Jerold S. Shinbane
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 29 March 2016

This book collates all the current knowledge of cardiac CT and presents it in a clinically relevant and practical textbook format appropriate for both cardiologists and radiologists. The images have been supplied by an experienced set of contributing authors and represent the full spectrum of cardiac CT. The field of Cardiovascular CT has experienced continued rapid evolution due to: 1) advances in technology, 2) expanded spectrum of cardiovascular applications and 3) significant growth in published data including large prospective multicenter studies. As increasing

• Author : Allen J. Taylor
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 15 June 2021

Atlas of Cardiac CT, by Allen J. Taylor, MD, is a practical cardiac imaging reference that provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of this modality. Inside you'll find user-friendly case-based structured sections that offer a brief clinical introduction, multiple CT images, highlights of strengths and pitfalls, brief commentary, and further suggested readings-equipping you with everything you need to know to obtain the best imaging results. Expert Consult functionality further enhances your reference power with convenient online access to the complete

• Author : Morteza Naghavi
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 01 July 2010

Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic atherosclerosis, available traditional screening methods for early detection and treatment of asymptomatic coronary artery disease are grossly insufficient and fail to identify the majority of victims prior to the onset of a life-threatening event. In Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology, Detection and Treatment, Dr. Morteza Naghavi and leading authorities from the Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication (SHAPE) present a new paradigm for the screening and primary prevention of asymptomatic atherosclerosis.

• Author : Matthijs Oudkerk
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 29 June 2013

This is the first monograph to focus exclusively on coronary radiology. It is particularly timely, given that the emergence of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, coupled with improvements in both hard- and software, has made reproducible non-invasive coronary imaging a practical reality. A wide range of topics is addressed, including: quantitative angiography, intravascular and quantitative ultrasound, multislice and electron beam computed tomography, magnetic resonance coronary angiography and use of the coronary calcium score as an independent risk factor. All

• Author : Filippo Cademartiri,Giancarlo Casolo,Massimo Midiri
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 23 April 2012

During the past few years, cardiac CT (CCT) has acquired an increasingly important role as a noninvasive imaging method that allows assessment of coronary heart disease from both the morphological and the functional standpoint. It is quickly becoming a primary clinical tool for the evaluation and follow-up of various conditions related to the heart and great vessels and is providing valuable insights into the natural history of atherosclerosis. The rapid advances in CCT technology, the advent of new clinical applications,