Randy Ray Richardson - Atlas of Pediatric CTA of Coronary Artery Anomalies

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The Atlas of Pediatric CTA of Coronary Artery Anomalies is a concise visual guide to the imaging of coronary artery anomalies in infants and children. Imaging plays an ever-increasing role in diagnosis, preoperative planning, and postoperative management for children with congenital and acquired heart disease. Coronary artery anomalies, when present, need to be imaged and understood before surgical intervention to avoid potential morbidity and mortality. The book, therefore, focuses on the utilization of advanced CT imaging for pediatric patients with coronary arteries artery anomalies which are distinct from adult patients, with an emphasis on techniques for lowering radiation, protocols for imaging infants and children, and recommendations for most appropriate studies that should decrease the time and cost of imaging these patients.

Coronary artery anomalies are well described in the adult literature. What makes this book unique is that it sees the relation of the coronary artery anomalies to common and uncommon congenital heart defects. The other unique feature of this atlas is the visualization of these anomalies in infants where the coronary arteries are often 12 mm in diameter. We feel fortunate to have accumulated one of the largest collections of coronary artery anomalies for infants and children.

Our hope is that this information may be used to teach physicians in training who are interested in the fields of pediatrics, cardiology, and radiology and as a review for physicians studying for maintenance of certification and board examinations. We also feel that this book will stimulate new ideas for imaging in infants and children by the many physicians who will continue to improve and evolve the quality and safe treatment of this subset of patients.