Halpern (radiology, Thomas Jefferson U.) compiles 15 chapters in this text-atlas for radiologists, cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and residents and fellows needing to learn how to interpret cardiac CT images. Clinicians from Thomas Jefferson U. and other cardiac care centers in the US first introduce the essentials of computed tomography technique, normal cardiac anatomy, and anatomic anomalies, then the clinical application of cardiac CT for risk stratification, evaluating coronary artery disease, and the preoperative planning for and postoperative assessment of percutaneous procedures, including coronary stents and bypass grafts. This edition has new chapters on the evaluation of the thoracic aorta, congenital heart disease in the adult, triple rule-out CT angiography, and CT innovations; about 500 new images; and new information on frontier techniques, including myocardial perfusion and targeted contrast agents. The accompanying DVD contains 3D displays of anatomic relationships and cine clips of about 200 cases demonstrating cardiac function and valve evaluation. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)