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CLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Clinical Cardiovascular Imaging
A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
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By
Martin St. John Sutton, MBBS, Director, Cardiovascular Imaging, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
John Rutherford, MD, Cardiology Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Description
This new text provides a problem-oriented approach to the use of diagnostic imaging for the clinical cardiologist. Written and edited by the experts in the field, it concentrates on the utilization of modalities in the investigation of cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on optimal selection of imaging techniques for accurate and expedient diagnosis. CLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING is the easy to use, everyday guide with algorithms, diagrams, and charts to help in the decision-making process.

Contents
Section A
1. Physics and Implementation: Technical Aspects of Imaging
2. Quantitation of Ventricular Function
3. Quantitation of Perfusion
4. Quantitation of Myocardial Metabolism and Receptors

Section B
1. Clinical Decision Making-Optimal choice of Imaging Modalities
2. Cost-effectiveness of Imaging Techniques
3. Evidence-based Medical Practices as a Guide to Imaging

Section C
1. Acute Ischemic Syndromes
2. Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
3. Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, Heart Failure and Transplantation
4. Valvular Heart Disease
5. Cardiopulmonary Disease
6. Pericardial Disease
7. Adult Congenital Heart Disease
8. Cardiac Masses, Thrombus and Tumors
9. Disease of Carotids, Aorta and Peripheral Arteries

Section D


Appendices -Normal Values


Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 560 pages, publication date: JUL-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-9068-1
ISBN-10: 0-7216-9068-8
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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