The development of fast scanning techniques and ultrahigh temporal resolution, which can be employed for both ECG-gated and nongated examinations of the chest, has made integrated cardiothoracic imaging a reality. This timely, well-illustrated book, written by recognized experts in the field, addresses the potential value of such imaging. The first and second parts discuss the technological background and the cardiac and coronary artery anatomy and physiology, while the third part examines heart-lung physiological and therapeutic interactions. The fourth part, which forms the main body of the book, examines in detail the various clinical applications of integrated cardiothoracic imaging, including cardiac complications of thoracic disorders, thoracic consequences of cardiac diseases, ambiguous symptomatology such as chest pain and hemoptysis, asymptomatic cardiac diseases, pericardial disease, and lung perfusion evaluation. A principal aim of the book is to demonstrate that general radiologists can participate in screening for cardiac and coronary artery lesions in at-risk populations scanned owing to respiratory symptoms.

Technological Approach to Cardiothoracic Imaging

From Sixteen Slices to Nowadays - Cardiothoracic Imaging with CT
Cardiac Gating
Cardiothoracic Image Postprocessing
Contrast Medium Utilization
Dose Reduction in Chest CT
Acquisition Protocols
Anatomical and Physiological Approach to Cardiothoracic Imaging
Cardiac and Coronary Artery Anatomy and Physiology
Heart-Lung Interactions
Physiological Interactions
Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease in Cardiac Patients
Medical Applications of Integrated Cardiothoracic Imaging
Diseases of the Pulmonary Circulation
COPD and Cardiac Comorbidities
Immunologic Lung Disease
Sleep-Related Hypoventilation/Hypoxemic Syndromes (SRHH)
Imaging Findings Associated with Left-Sided Cardiac Dysfunction
Evaluation of Chest Pain, Hemoptysis and Dyspnea
Lesions of Proximal Coronary Arteries
Myocardial Infarction
Aortic Bicuspidia, Silent Ductus Arteriosus
Cardiac Calcifications
Left Superior Vena Cava
Partial Anomalous Venous Return
Pulmonary Valvular Stenosis
Right-to-Left Shunts
MDCT: Evaluation of Congenital and Acquired Diseases of the Pericardium
Lung Perfusion
Pulmonary Embolism from Cardiac Origin
Pectus Excavatum and the Heart
Thoracic Surgery and Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease
Diseases Developing Coronaro-Bronchial Anastomoses.