Vessel Based Imaging Techniques: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

by Chun Yuan, Thomas S. Hatsukami, Mahmud Mossa-Basha

Overview

This book provides comprehensive information on new and existing vessel imaging techniques, with the intention of improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of vascular and related diseases. In recent years, vessel wall imaging has expanded greatly into other beds (such as the intracranial and peripheral arteries) and many of the techniques available for evaluation and diagnosis have only previously been published in research papers. This book bridges that gap for clinicians, applying cutting edge research to their everyday practice. The first six sections of the book are centered around individual vessel beds. These chapters will teach clinicians the multi-modality imaging techniques available to image these vessels and related pathology with a focus on new imaging tools and techniques. The final two sections of the book will offer a more comprehensive technical background aimed at imaging scientists for the imaging techniques used and the relationship of blood flow and modeling to disease monitoring and prevention. This is an ideal guide for radiologists and imaging scientists looking to learn the latest techniques in vessel imaging.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030252489
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	10/10/2019
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Chun Yuan, PhD is Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering, Vice Chair of Global Affairs, and Co-Director of the Vascular Imaging Research Laboratory at the University of Washington.

Thomas Hatsukami, MD is Professor of Surgery, V. Paul Gavora and Helen S. and John A. Schilling Endowed Chair in Vascular Surgery, and Co-Director of the Vascular Imaging Research Laboratory at the University of Washington.

Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD is associate professor and vice chair of clinical operations of radiology at the university of Washington.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Intracranial.- Vascular Dysfunction and Neurodegenerative Disease.- Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of the Intracranial Vasculature.- Advanced Intracranial Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions.- Part 2: Carotid.- Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery.- Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of Carotid Artery Disease.- Advanced Carotid Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions.- Part 3: PAD.- Peripheral Artery Disease: An Overview.- Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of Peripheral Artery Disease.- Advanced Peripheral Artery Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions.- Part 4: Aorta.- Imaging Approaches for Aortic Disease.- Part 5: Coronary.- Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease.- Current Imaging Approaches and Challenges in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease.- Advanced Coronary Artery Vessel Wall Imaging and Future Directions.- Part 6: Techniques.- Image Processing: What is neededand unique for vessel wall imaging?.- Vessel Wall Imaging in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.- Part 7: Hemodynamic.- Hemodynamical Aspects of Vessel Wall Imaging: 4D Flow.- Computational Fluid Dynamics for Evaluating Hemodynamics.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Andres Guerra, MD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Description: This book presents an overview of current vessel-based imaging techniques. It includes illustrations of different modalities and incorporates data to aid clinicians in determining appropriate imaging techniques for different vascular beds.
Purpose: The purpose is to review current imaging modalities focused on vessels and bridge the gap between what is practiced and what research has shown to be most effective. The book clearly meets its objectives.
Audience: The book is written for individuals in the medical field, specifically providers involved in fields that utilize vessel-based imaging such as radiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventionists (cardiac, IR). The authors are based out of University of Washington's vascular imaging research lab and are authorities on vascular imaging. Their sources are credible and high yield and meet the needs for practicing clinicians and researchers interested in vessel-based imaging.
Features: The book reviews current imaging modalities in different vascular beds, ranging from cerebral and coronary vessels to the peripheral venous and arterial system. It discusses relevant anatomy and pathology in each system and describes the most effective imaging modalities for diagnosis based on the current literature. The illustrations of each chapter complement the material well. The book is unique in that it discusses advances and future directions of vessel-based imaging and caters to clinicians in different specialties, from radiologists to surgeons and interventionists.
Assessment: This book is of high quality and provides information that is essential to clinicians who use vessel-based imaging. Several books exist that discuss particular imaging modalities, such as duplex or angiography, alone. One such title is Duplex and Color Doppler Imaging of the Venous System, Mostbeck (Springer, 2004). However, I am not aware of a book that discusses imaging techniques based on different vascular beds the way this one does. Overall, this book does a great job in bridging the gap between research in current and new imaging techniques and clinical application.

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