3D Imaging Technologies in Atherosclerosis
This book covers the latest developments in imaging of atherosclerosis. Topics covered include multi-detector-row technology and the use of dual energy and multi-spectral imaging. Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging of carotid arteries, intra-cranial vessels,
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maging Technologies in Atherosclerosis
3D Imaging Technologies in Atherosclerosis
Rikin Trivedi • Luca Saba • Jasjit S. Suri Editors
3D Imaging Technologies in Atherosclerosis
Editors Rikin Trivedi Department of Neurosurgery Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, UK
Luca Saba University of Cagliari Cagliari, Italy
Jasjit S. Suri AtheroPoint LLC Roseville, CA, USA
ISBN 978-1-4899-7617-8 ISBN 978-1-4899-7618-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-7618-5
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Preface
Nowadays atherosclerosis represents the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Two of the most common, severe, diseases that may occur, Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke, have their pathogenesis in the atherosclerosis that may affect the coronary arteries as well as the carotid\intra-cranial vessels. Therefore, in the past there was extensive research in identifying pre-clinical atherosclerotic diseases in order to plan the correct therapeutical approach before the pathological events occur. In the last 20 years imaging techniques and in particular Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance had a tremendous improvement in their potentialities. In the field of the Computed Tomography, the introduction of the multi-detectorrow technology and more recently the use of dual energy and multi-spectral imaging allow reaching an exquisite level of anatomic detail. The MR thanks to the use of strength magnetic field and extremely advanced sequences can image very fast the human vessels by offering an outstanding contrast resolution. In this book our purpose is to offer a synthetic but complete window into the state of the art of the CT\MR imaging application for the study of arteriosclerosis
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