This textbook covers the fundamental principles of cardiovascular imaging modalities and their applications for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. The main focus is on the comprehensive diagnosis of clinical conditions/disease entities through the most effective cardiovascular imaging test or combination. The authors discuss the clinical utility and relative value of each test to address specific clinical questions, based on evidence and expert opinion. Each chapter presents information in the following format: overview, discussion of pathophysiology; differential diagnosis/diagnostic evaluation; prognosis; therapeutic guidance with illustration of treatment pathway. A companion Website will offer the full text, ten multiple-choice questions for each chapter, still and cine images, and imaging clips.

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 Physical Principles of Echocardiography
CHAPTER 2 The Echocardiographic Examination
CHAPTER 3 The Vascular Ultrasound Examination
CHAPTER 4 Nuclear Imaging Physics and Instrumentation
CHAPTER 5 Nuclear Cardiology Examination and Imaging Protocols
CHAPTER 6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physical Principles and Instrumentation
CHAPTER 7 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Examination and Imaging Protocols
CHAPTER 8 X-Ray Computed Tomography Physics and Instrumentation
CHAPTER 9 Cardiac Computed Tomography Examination and Protocols
CHAPTER 10 Vascular Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography Examination and Protocols
CHAPTER 11 Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Imaging
CHAPTER 12 Digital Acquisition, Storage, and Network
CHAPTER 13 Structured Reporting for Noninvasive Cardiology
CHAPTER 14 Image Fusion
CHAPTER 15 Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain
CHAPTER 16 Dyspnea, Heart Failure, and Myocardial Dysfunction
CHAPTER 17 Syncope
CHAPTER 18 Hypertension
CHAPTER 19 Claudication
CHAPTER 20 Acute Neurological Deficits
CHAPTER 21 Molecular Imaging in Heart Failure
CHAPTER 22 Assessment of Risk in the Asymptomatic Patient
CHAPTER 23 Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity
CHAPTER 24 Vascular Thrombosis
CHAPTER 25 Acute Coronary Syndromes
CHAPTER 26 Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
CHAPTER 27 Aortic Stenosis
CHAPTER 28 Aortic Regurgitation
CHAPTER 29 Mitral Stenosis
CHAPTER 30 Mitral Insufficiency
CHAPTER 31 Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Disease
CHAPTER 32 Infective Endocarditis
CHAPTER 33 Dilated Cardiomyopathy
CHAPTER 34 Restrictive Cardiomyopathies
CHAPTER 35 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
CHAPTER 36 Acute and Chronic Pericardial Disease
CHAPTER 37 Benign Cardiac Tumors
CHAPTER 38 Malignant Cardiac Masses and Tumors
CHAPTER 39 Prosthetic Valves and Devices
CHAPTER 40 Acyanotic Congenital Lesions
CHAPTER 41 Cyanotic Congenital Lesions
CHAPTER 42 Cardiovascular Imaging in Atrial Fibrillation
CHAPTER 43 Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Death
CHAPTER 44 Atrioventricular, Intraventricular, and Interventricular Dyssynchrony
CHAPTER 45 Aortic Atherosclerosis, Aneurysm and Dissection
CHAPTER 46 Pulmonary Hypertension
CHAPTER 47 Pulmonary Embolism
CHAPTER 48 Cerebrovascular Disease
CHAPTER 49 Renal Artery Disease
CHAPTER 50 Peripheral Arterial Disease
CHAPTER 51 Incidental Extracardiac Findings in Cardiovascular Imaging Tests