Interventional Cardiology Imaging

This essential companion will help interventional cardiologists to better assess patients with coronary artery disease. It examines all interventional imaging modalities and provides guidance on how to use them.

Interventional cardiology has transitioned from angiographic subjective analysis of stenosis severity into assessment of plaque characteristics and objective assessment of stenosis severity. The evolution of novel interventional imaging modalities is progressively altering our understanding of coronary artery disease diagnosis and prognosis. This book will be an essential companion to assist interventional cardiologists in better assessing patients with Coronary Artery Disease. It will encompass and review all interventional imaging modalities and provide guidance for interventional cardiologists to use these modalities.

An essential companion to assist interventional cardiologists in better assessing patients with Coronary Artery Disease? Encompasses and reviews all interventional imaging modalities Provides essential guidance for interventional cardiologists to use the different modalities currently available ?

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This book provides an overview of the current available invasive coronary imaging modalities, presenting a concise review of the technologies, indications, appropriate uses, and pitfalls.

Since the establishment of invasive coronary angiography, the limitations of the technique have not gone unnoticed. As a result, multiple invasive imaging modalities have been developed in an attempt to characterize the true severity of coronary artery disease, and to guide percutaneous coronary interventions. The evolution of novel interventional imaging modalities is progressively altering our understanding of coronary artery disease diagnosis and prognosis.

Interventional Cardiology Imaging: An Essential Guide is an invaluable tool for interventional cardiologists and cardiologists in training who wish to have a concise and practical review of all available modalities of invasive coronary imaging.

Inhalt
Coronary angiography and QCA.- Plaque characterization.- Intravascular ultrasound.- Near infra-red spectroscopy.- Optical coherence tomography.- Virtual histology IVUS.- Fractional Flow Reserve.- Coronary flow Reserve.- Intravascular MRI.- Intra-cardiac echocardiography.- Peripheral interventional imaging.- Non-invasive correlation of invasive imaging.- TEE-Guided Interventional imaging.