{"product_id":"9780792341093","title":"Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDevelopments in Cardiovascular Medicine\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eReiber, Johan H. C.; van der Wall, Ernst E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the past, coronary arteriography was the only modality  available to provide high quality images of the coronary anatomy.  Quantitative coronary arteriography (QCA) was developed, implemented,  validated and extensively applied to obtain accurate and reproducible  data about coronary morphology and the functional significance of  coronary obstructions. Over the last few years extensive basic  technological research supported by clinical investigations has  created competing modalities to visualize coronary morphology and the  associated perfusion of the myocardial muscle. Currently, the  following modalities are available: X-ray coronary arteriography,  intracoronary ultrasound, contrast- and stress-echocardiography,  angioscopy, nuclear cardiology, magnetic resonance imaging, and cine  and spiral CT imaging. \u003cbr\u003e  For all these imaging modalities, the application of dedicated  quantitative analytical software packages enables the evaluation of  the imaging studies in a more accurate, reliable, and reproducible  manner. These extensions and achievements have resulted in improved  diagnostics and subsequently in improved patient care. Particularly in  patients with ischaemic heart disease, major progress has been made to  detect coronary artery disease in an early phase of the disease  process, to follow the atherosclerotic changes in the coronary  arteries, to establish the functional and metabolic consequences of  the luminal obstructions, and accurately to assess the results of  interventional therapy. \u003cbr\u003e  Aside from all these high-tech developments in cardiac imaging  techniques, the transition from the analogue to the digital world has  been going on for some time now. For the future, it has been predicted  that the CD-R will be the exchange medium for cardiac images and  DICOM-3 the standard file format. This has been a major achievement in  the field of standardization activities. Since these developments will  have a major impact on the way images willbe stored, reviewed and  exchanged in the near future, an important part of this book has been  dedicated to DICOM and the filmless catheterization laboratory. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eCardiovascular Imaging\u003c\/em\u003e will assist cardiologists, radiologists,  nuclear medicine physicians, image processing specialists, physicists,  basic scientists, and fellows in training for these specialties to  understand the most recent achievements in cardiac imaging techniques  and their impact on cardiovascular medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1996-06-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792341093\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-009-0291-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 578\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311863451788,"sku":"9780792341093","price":89.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792341093.jpg?v=1771513549","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792341093","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}