Atlas of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Historical Perspective.- Preparation, Image Acquisition and Reconstruction, and Post-Processing.- Normal Coronary Anatomy.- Coronary Artery Calcium in Primary Prevention.- Assessment of Native Coronary Artery Disease.- Imaging of High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaques.- Coronary Stents: Evaluation and Follow-up.- Cardiac CT Before and After Bypass Graft Surgery.- Functional Significance of Coronary Stenoses Identified by CT.- The Role of Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department.- Imaging Diseases of the Aorta.- Imaging Peripheral Vasculature, Including Carotids.- Valvular Diseases and Interventions.- Role of Computed Tomography in the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias.- Myocardial Function and Viability.- Coronary Artery Anomalies Congenital Heart Disease.- Devices and Implants.- Appropriateness Use Criteria and Guidelines for CT Use.

Matthew J. Budoff is an expert on Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) and CT Angiography. He is recognized as a leader in the development of CAC Scoring and an innovator in the non-invasive objective detection methods for cardiac disease. He is an investigator in many large pharmaceutical trials and multicenter studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Budoff's research is devoted to advancing procedures that can help doctors identify patients early that are at high-risk for cardiac events and progression of coronary calcium. This early detection can lead to patients being placed on the correct therapeutic path to prevent a heart attack. Additionally, Dr. Budoff's research focuses on how to maximize the utility of non-contrast CT scans of the heart. His team has shown that supplementary measurements can be evaluated for thoracic aortic calcification, aortic valve calcification, mitral annular calcification, pericardial fat, liver fat, myocardial scar and bone density.
Stephan S. Achenbach is the Chairman of Cardiology and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Erlangen, Germany. His research interests focus on cardiovascular imaging, mainly computed tomography, for the early detection and characterization of coronary atherosclerosis and for the support of coronary and cardiovascular interventional procedures.
Dr. Achenbach was the Founding President of the SCCT from 2005-2007, and served as a Vice President of the ESC for the 2014-2016 period. He is currently a Board Member of ESC and Chair of the Congress Program Committee and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. He has received several awards, including the Jan Brod Award for Clinical Research of the Medical School of Hannover, Germany (1999), the Thomas C. Cesario Distinguished Visiting Professorship Award from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine (2007), the Simon Dack Award from the American College of Cardiology (2009),

"The book covers a number of areas, including normal anatomy, uses of cardiovascular CT in different clinical conditions and patient populations, and different disease processes. ... The written text is brief, but appropriate. Image quality is excellent and high yield. This is a nice atlas of cardiovascular disorders as manifest on CT. It is particularly useful for exam takers to review classic imaging findings prior to the ABR examinations." (Tara M Catanzano, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)