Clinical Applications of Cardiac CT
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 pr
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Filippo Cademartiri • Giancarlo Casolo • Massimo Midiri Editors
Clinical Applications of Cardiac CT Second Edition
In collaboration with: Erica Maffei Sara Seitun Chiara Martini Giuseppe Tarantini Francesco Prati
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Editors: Filippo Cademartiri Cardiovascular Imaging Unit, “Giovanni XXIII” Hospital, Monastier di Treviso (TV), Italy Giancarlo Casolo Cardiology Unit, Versilia Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU), Italy Massimo Midiri DIBIMEF, Department of Radiology, “P. Giaccone” University Hospital, Palermo, Italy
In collaboration with: Erica Maffei Sara Seitun Chiara Martini Giuseppe Tarantini Francesco Prati
ISBN 978-88-470-2521-9
ISBN 978-88-470-2522-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-88-470-2522-6 Springer Milan Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011942914 © Springer-Verlag Italia 2012 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 Italian Copyright Law in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the Italian 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. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover design: Ikona S.r.l., Milan, Italy Typesetting: Graphostudio, Milan, Italy Printing and binding: Arti Grafiche Nidasio, Assago (MI), Italy Printed in Italy Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l. – Via Decembrio 28 – I-20137 Milan Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Preface to the Second Edition
The second edition of Clinical Applications of Cardiac CT is the result of 2 years of hard work. The first edition was released in 2008 and there are several reasons for having a second edition planned and published after 3 years. Without doubt the main reason is related to the rapid development of the technology comprising the subject matter of this book. Since we finalized the first edition several things in the field of CCT (Cardiac Computed Tomography) have changed. The technology has developed allowing for more robust and reliable scanning with significant radiation dose reduction; newer applications have been introduced such as myocardial perfusion; consistent data on the prognostic value of CCT have been published. Large trials have been undertaken with the aim of better defining
