Oliver Gaemperli - EACVI Handbook of Cardiovascular CT

The EACVI Handbook of
Cardiovascular CT

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (Third Edition)

Edited by A. John Camm, Thomas F. Lscher, Gerald Maurer, and Patrick W. Serruys

The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care (Section Edition)

Edited by Marco Tubaro, Pascal Vranckx, Susanna Price, and Christiaan Vrints

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging (Second Edition)

Edited by Jose Luis Zamorano, Jeroen Bax, Juhani Knuuti, Patrizio Lancellotti, Luigi Badano, and Udo Sechtem

The ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology

Edited by Stephan Gielen, Guy De Backer, Massimo Piepoli, and David Wood

The EHRA Book of Pacemaker, ICD, and CRT Troubleshooting: Case-based learning with multiple choice questions

Edited by Harran Burri, Carsten Israel, and Jean-Claude Deharo

The EACVI Echo Handbook

Edited by Patrizio Lancellotti and Bernard Cosyns

The ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology: Putting prevention into practice

Edited by Catriona Jennings, Ian Graham, and Stephan Gielen

The EACVI Textbook of Echocardiography (Second edition)

Edited by Patrizio Lancellotti, Jose Luis Zamorano, Gilbert Habib, and Luigi Badano

The EHRA Book of Interventional Electrophysiology: Case-based learning with multiple choice questions

Edited by Hein Heidbuchel, Matthias Duytschaever, and Harran Burri

The ESC Textbook of Vascular Biology

Edited by Robert Krams and Magnus Back

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Development

Edited by Jose Maria Perez Pomares and Robert Kelly

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Edited by Sven Plein, Massimo Lombardi, Steffen Petersen, Emanuela Valsangiacomo, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, and Victor Ferrari

The ESC Textbook of Sports Cardiology

Edited by Antonio Pelliccia, Heid Heidbuchel, Domenico Corrado, Mats Borjesson, and Sanjay Sharma

The ESC Handbook of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Edited by Ana Abreu, Massimo Piepoli, and Jean-Paul Schmid

The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care (Third Edition)

Edited by Marco Tubaro, Pascal Vranckx, Susanna Price, Christiaan Vrints, and Eric Bonnefoy

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging (Third Edition)

Edited by Jose Luis Zamorano, Jeroen Bax, Juhani Knuuti, Patrizio Lancellotti, Bogdan Popescu, and Fausto Pinto

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Nursing

Edited by Catriona Jennings, Felicity Astin, Donna Fitzsimons, Ekaterini Lambrinou, Lis Neubeck, and David R. Thompson

The EHRA Book of Pacemaker, ICD, and CRT Troubleshooting: Case-based learning with multiple choice questions Vol. 2

Edited by Haran Burri, Jens Brock Johansen, Nicholas Linker, and Dominic A.M.J. Theuns

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Since the introduction of computed tomography (CT) in 1969 by Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, this technology has evolved at a breathtaking pace to become a cornerstone of non-invasive imaging in clinical practice. A giant leap was realized with the introduction of multislice CT scanners with short rotation times and the necessary spatial and temporal resolution to resolve the smallest, moving parts of cardiac anatomy: the coronary arteries. Supported by further technological refinements, clinical trial evidence, and guideline recommendations, cardiac CT, and, foremost, coronary CT angiography (CCTA), has been embraced as an indispensable non-invasive cardiac imaging modality and an important first-line test for coronary artery disease. Recently, the potential of cardiac CT has become evident in the diagnosis and guidance of treatment in a variety of other cardiac pathologies beyond coronary artery disease, including valvular disease, atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias, endocarditis, cardiac masses, cardiomyopathies, and others.

On these grounds, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) has declared that one of their foremost priorities is to facilitate education and training in cardiovascular CT through teaching courses, congresses, and a structured certification programme (see ). This handbook represents an important step towards the dissemination of skills and knowledge in cardiovascular CT. It is conceived as a concise and practical companion, to benefit students, trainees, or advanced users (cardiologists, radiologists, cardiac surgeons, and technicians) in their everyday practice. Four broad sections cover the technical aspects and physical background, coronary indications (e.g. CCTA, atherosclerosis imaging, stents and bypasses, and functional CT imaging), non-coronary indications (CT for valve disease, infective endocarditis, CT of the left atrium, congenital heart disease, cardiac masses, extracardiac findings, etc.), and, finally, training and competence in cardiac CT. The handbook features short chapters, enriched with plenty of illustrations, tables, and condensed summaries, which facilitate rapid and intuitive access. We believe that among the many textbooks available, our handbook fills an important gap, and hope that it will find its way into the pockets of many practitioners lab coats.