Marcus Cardiac Imaging: A Companion to Braunwalds Heart Disease (2Volume Set)

Review of the Last Edition:There is no other text on cardiac imaging available with which it could be compared...All of the individual cardiac imaging modalities are comprehensively described and discussed...An interdisciplinary book that will be of great value to all those involved in the care of patients with heart disease.Radiology.The New Edition of this comprehensive, critically acclaimed resource provides stateoftheart, indepth information on the technical and clinical aspects of all currently available cardiac imaging technologies. It features a unique, integrated approach to cardiac imaging, offering valuable guidance on the combination of imaging techniques that can provide the most accurate yet costeffective diagnoses for a variety of cardiac conditions. Covers the basic principles of cardiovascular physiology that serve as the foundation for cardiac imaging. Readers will gain a better understanding of how to use imaging techniques and which ones are best for evaluating specific aspects of cardiac physiology. Illustrates every principle by means of hundreds of vivid imaging examples, line drawings, and fullcolor photographs. Includes a new chapter dealing specifically with the use of chest xrays in the diagnosis of heart disease a simple, inexpensive imaging technique that is becoming a lost art. Contains a revised chapter on quantitative coronary angiography, new information on electron beam and spiral CT, and many other significant updates.