Introductory Guide to Cardiac CT Imaging

Contributors Preface Acknowledements 1 Indications 2 Calcium Scoring: A Primer 3 How to Perform Cardiac CT Angiography: Dos and Don'ts 4 An Interventional Cardiologist's Perspective on Coronary CT Angiography 5 CT Angiography of the Peripheral Arteries: The Interventionalist's Perspective 6 An Electrophysiologist's Perspective of Cardiac CT 7 The Cardiac Surgeon's Perspective 8 How to Set Up a Cardiac CT Lab APPENDICES Medicare Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Angiography (CCTA) Exclusion Criteria Reporting Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography CTA Expectations from a Physician with Level 2 or Level 3 Training for Cardiac CT Tips to Minimize Radiation Exposure Lifetime Attributable Risk of Cancer Incidence from a Single Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Scan Utility of Multidetector Computed Tomography prior to Afib Ablation Imaging Artifacts Medicare Reimbursement Device Manufacturer Details Siemens Healthcare Philips Healthcare Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. GE Healthcare INDEX