Radcliffe Cardiology, Jordan Rance; Special Editor: Greg Guillory

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Recent advances in imaging technology have had a huge impact on the diagnosis and treatment coronary artery diseases.

Newer imaging systems enable advanced 3D imaging with rotational angiography, which uses a quick spin around the patient to create a CT-like, 3D image of the anatomy. This can all be done tableside in the cath lab. Some systems allow these images, or CT or MRI 3D images, to be overlaid or fused with the live 2D fluoroscopic images.

Articles

Management of Chronic Coronary Disease and Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

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US Cardiology 2011;8(2):123–31

Drug-eluting Balloons in Coronary Artery Disease - Current and Future Perspectives

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European Cardiology 2012;8(1):56-9

Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography in the Treatment of Non-cardiac Peripheral Vascular Disease

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US Cardiology 2005;2(1):149-53

Cardiac Imaging—Technical Advances in MDCT Compared with Conventional X-ray Angiography

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US Cardiology 2005;2(1):115–8