Cardiovascular Imaging PDF

PREFACE

The purpose of this book is to provide up-to-date technical and practical information about various cardiac imaging techniques for the assessment of cardiac function and perfusion, as well as their potential relative roles in clinical imaging. This book also aims to stimulate use of the new developments of integrated cardiovascular imaging and molecular targeted imaging. It will be the charge of future investigators and clinicians to define the appropriate role(s) for each of the imaging modalities discussed in this book. As distinct from other textbooks, this book provides numerous illustrations of clinical cases for each imaging modality to guide the reader in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases and the management of patients based on the imaging modality used. We hope that this book will help the reader to understand the values and limitations of the imaging techniques and to determine which test, in which patient population, and for which purpose would be the most appropriate to use.