Vascular Imaging

Advances made over the last decade in vascular imaging have enabled us to uncover some of the underlying mechanisms of vascular diseases. Many efforts have been made to establish the evaluation of atherosclerotic plaque progression and vascular inflammatory changes in addition to other biomarkers and clinical manifestations.
Non-invasive cross-sectional imaging techniques play a crucial role in the assessment of the varied manifestations of vascular disease and intervention planning.
For general anatomical, histological and physiological information regarding the vascular system, please refer to your knowledge obtained during your studies in previous years.
This chapter addresses basic concepts of vascular imaging and the most relevant pathologies. Some vascular pathologies and their imaging aspects are already included in other e book chapters, e.g., cardiac imaging, small and large bowel imaging, central nervous system imaging, emergency radiology or chest imaging.