Cardiac CT
Computed tomography of the heart has become a highly accurate diagnostic modality that is attracting increasing attention. This extensively illustrated book aims to assist the reader in integrating cardiac CT into daily clinical practice, while also revie
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Marc Dewey
Cardiac CT
Privatdozent Dr. Marc Dewey Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Radiologie Charitéplatz 1 10117 Berlin Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-14021-1 e-ISBN 978-3-642-14022-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-14022-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010930076 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Computed tomography has been going through a dramatic evolution of technology in the past years. The increased spatial and temporal resolution directly translate into improved image quality and more versatile applications. Indeed, entirely new areas of clinical application have emerged, one of the most prominent being the recent advent of cardiac computed tomography. Especially CT angiography of the coronary arteries – often referred to as coronary CT angiography – has received tremendous interest and is currently entering the clinical arena. In fact, it has the potential to greatly alter the way in which many patients with suspected coronary artery disease will be worked up. However, the technique is still relatively new to the medical community. Furthermore, in the recent past several developments – such as substantial further improvement of scanner technology and the extensive use of low-dose acquisition protocols – have been introduced and will influence the utilization of cardiac CT. At this stage, it is crucial that all those potentially
involved in the new imaging technology – those who perform and interpret the scan and also those who order a cardiac CT and advise their patients as to whether a CT examination might be the right test for them – are well informed about the technology and answers it can provide, about its limitations and problems, and
