Based on the learning goals of the Society of Thoracic Radiology Curriculum in Cardiac Radiology, Cardiac Imaging presents core knowledge that must be learned to accurately and effectively interpret cardiac imaging studies. This book imparts essential facts about all imaging modalities and the basics of interpretation and technique in a concise and readable format. Part of the Rotations in Radiology series, this book offers a guided approach to imaging diagnosis. Each pathology is covered within a targeted discussion that reviews the definition, clinical features, anatomy and physiology, how to approach the image, what not to miss, differential diagnosis, clinical issues, key points, and key references. The book’s manageable size is ideal for Residents’ use during training on a specific rotation and for exam review, or as a quick refresher for the established Radiologist.

Review

“This book has excellent pictorial essays and case collections. It is more detailed than the case review books for board exam preparation. The excellent layout and color coordination with bullet-point features are helpful.
Highlights include the easy-to-use differential diagnosis and key points and the emphasis in some cases on how to approach the image and what not to miss in similar cases. The book succeeds in breaking down a complex subject into multiple, easy-to-understand concepts.” — Doody’s Health Sciences Review

About the Author

Charles S. White is a Professor of Radiology and Medicine and Chief of Thoracic Radiology in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Linda B. Haramati is a Professor of Clinical Radiology at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York.

Joseph Jen-Sho Chen is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Thoracic Radiology in Department of Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Jeffery M. Levsky is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York.

Contents

Section One Techniques
Section Two Normal Anatomy
Section Three Great Vessel Abnormalities
Section Four Congenital Heart Disease
Section Five Coronary Artery Variants and Anomalies
Section Six Coronary Artery Disease
Section Seven Myocardial Disease— Ischemia and Infarction
Section Eight Myocardial Disease— Cardiomyopathy
Section Nine Myocardial Disease— Masses
Section Ten Cardiac Valvular Disease
Section Eleven Pericardial Disease
Section Twelve Postintervention/Postoperative