Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Equipment for Angiocardiography....Pages 1-14
Image Intensifiers....Pages 15-20
New Developments in Video Systems: Camera Tubes and Storage Devices....Pages 21-31
Digital Acquisition and Processing of Video Angiocardiograms....Pages 32-53
Principles and Methods of Roentgen Densitometry for Circulatory Studies....Pages 54-66
Densitometry Using Polychromatic X-Ray Beams....Pages 67-74
Newer Developments in Photographic Materials and Processing....Pages 75-91
Recent Developments in Contrast Media....Pages 92-98
Estimation of Ventricular Volume, Fractional Ejected Volumes, Stroke Volume, and Quantitation of Regurgitant Flow....Pages 99-108
Estimation of Left Ventricular Muscle Mass....Pages 109-119
Roentgen-Anatomic Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Spatial Orientation in Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 120-128
Systems for Quantitative Analysis of Left Ventricular Wall Motion....Pages 129-142
Improved Detection of Wall Motion Abnormalities by Quantitative Spatial and Temporal Analysis: Application in Normal and Infarcted Ventricles....Pages 143-157
Assessment of Ventricular Muscle Function in Man: The End-Systolic Index....Pages 158-174
Evaluation of Myocardial Function Using Power Indices....Pages 175-182
Angiographic Analysis of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function....Pages 183-189
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function Using Biplane Quantitative Ventriculography with Supine Leg Exercise....Pages 190-201
Computer Assisted Angiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function....Pages 202-212
Use of Endocardial Landmarks in the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function: Advantages and Limitations of Automated Analysis of the Ventriculogram....Pages 213-226
Quantitation of Regional Left Ventricular Function Using the Endocardial Landmark Model โ Clinical Results....Pages 227-251
Analysis of Left Ventricular Function Using Midwall Myocardial Markers....Pages 252-260
Pulmonary Angiography: Recent Advances in Technique, Indications, and Methods of Interpretation....Pages 261-267
Computer-Generated Index of the Severity of Coronary Disease....Pages 268-271
Comparison of Stenosis as Obtained Using Coronary Angiography and Postmortem Coronary Measurements....Pages 272-276
Flashing Tomosynthesis โ A New Tomographic Technique for Quantitative Coronary Angiography....Pages 277-284
Requirements for Coronary Probing and Intervention....Pages 285-292
Combined Coronary and Peripheral Angiography....Pages 293-303
Optimal Visualization of Coronary and Collateral Blood Flow....Pages 304-308
Introduction to Morphometry and Roentgen Densitometry of Coronary Artery Stenosis....Pages 309-310
Quantitative Coronary Angiography with Automated Contour Detection and Densitometry: Technical Aspects....Pages 311-331
Pressure Gradient and Cross-Sectional Area of Coronary Stenosis in Patients With and Without Exertional Angina....Pages 332-343
Measurement of the Degree of Coronary Stenosis Using Digital Densitometry....Pages 344-350
Clinical Implications and Results of Quantitative Coronary Angiography....Pages 351-362
Introduction to Angiographic Quantitation of Coronary Flow....Pages 363-364
Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion Using Digital Angiocardiography....Pages 365-373
Assessment of Regional Coronary Blood Velocity and Flow Using Roentgen Densitometry: Clinical Experience....Pages 374-382
Videodensitometric Measurement of Coronary Flow....Pages 383-388
Densitometric Measurement of Phasic Blood Flow in the Coronary Artery System....Pages 389-399
Back Matter....Pages 401-403