Coronary CT angiography produces high-quality images of the coronary arteries, in addition to defining their location and the extent of the atherosclerotic involvement. This book features CT imaging of the coronary arteries. It provides general practitioners and cardiologists with a basic understanding of the technique.

Clinical anatomy of the coronary circulation / Massimo Fioranelli, Carlo Gonnella and Stefano Tonioni -- Basic techniques in the acquisition of cardiac images with CT / Paolo Pavone -- CT examination of the coronary arteries / Paolo Pavone -- Image reconstruction / Paolo Pavone -- Coronary pathophysiology / Massimo Fioranelli, Chiara Lanzillo and Francesco Peverini -- The atherosclerotic plaque / Maddalena Piro, Sara di Michele and Massimo Fioranelli -- Intravascular ultrasound: from gray-scale to virtual histology / Fabrizio Clementi and Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi -- Identification and characterization of the atherosclerotic plaque using coronary CT angiography / Paolo Pavone and David A. Dowe -- Coronary CT angiography: evaluation of stenosis and occlusion / Paolo Pavone and Roberto Leo -- Current strategies in cardiac surgery / Paolo Sordini -- Coronary CT angiography: evaluation of coronary artery bypass grafts / Marcello De Santis and Paolo Pavone -- Coronary stents / Enrica Mariano and Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi -- CT angiography of coronary stents / Marcello De Santis and Paolo Pavone -- X-ray exposure in coronary CT angiography / Paolo Pavone -- Use of MSCT scanning in the emergency-room evaluation of patients with chest pain / Giulio Speciale and Vincenzo Pasceri -- Current recommendations for coronary CT angiography / Massimo Fioranelli and Francesca Sbandi -- Prognostic value of coronary CT / Massimo Fioranelli and Antonio Lucifero.