In the past few years, the most exciting advances have occured in vascular diagnostics. First of all, well-established techniques like ultrasound have been further refined and developed (intravascular ultrasound). Furthermore, diagnostic investigations could be linked to treatment itself. More and more interventional techniques (the most popular is still percutaneous transluminary angioplasty - PTCA) have been introduced into daily routine. Radiologists and cardiologists are working more and more together, a fact which is reflected by the international group of experts bringing here the knowledge from both fields together for the first time.

I: Noninvasive Techniques

Section I: General Vascular Diagnostics
Vascular Physical Examination
Laboratory Examinations
Section II: Metabolic Vascular Diagnostics
Diagnostics of Lipids and Lipoproteins
Diagnostics of Homocysteine Metabolism
Section III: Vascular Ultrasonography
Imaging Technology
Cerebrovascular Ultrasonography
Quantitative Ultrasonography of Carotid and Femoral Arteries
Abdominal and Pelvic Vascular Ultrasonography
Peripheral Vascular Ultrasonography
II: Invasive Techniques in Periinterventional Evaluations
Section I: Radiographic Angiography
Imaging Technology
Angiographic Contrast Agents
Cerebrovascular Angiography
Coronary Angiography
Quantitative and Qualitative Coronary Angiography
Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Interventional Cardiology
Thoracic and Upper Extremity Arteriography
Abdominal Arteriography
Peripheral Angiography
Section II: Radiographic Venography
Central and Peripheral Venography
III: Work-in-Progress
Section I: Vascular Magnetic Resonance
MR Principles and Technology
MR Angiographic Imaging
Cerebrovascular MR Imaging
Coronary MR Imaging
Peripheral Vascular MR Imaging
Section II: Computed Tomography
Computed Tomographic Angiography
Section III: Intravascular Ultrasound
Coronary Intravascular Ultrasonography
Peripheral Intravascular Ultrasonography
Section IV: Angioscopy
Coronary Angioscopy
Peripheral Angioscopy.