Measurements in Cardiopulmonary Imaging: When, How, Why

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of why, how and when to perform measurement in cardiothoracic imaging. During the past two decades, medical imaging has moved over simple 2D visual analysis and has entered into the area of 3D and 4D quantification and function. Standardization of acquisition and reconstruction parameters is a paramount prerequisite to provide accurate measurements and quantification, this for all imaging modalities. Each chapter includes a detailed and critical review of how to obtain quantitative data according to the conditions and circumstances. Special emphasis is placed on routine and research applications and the clinical impact of all medical imaging modalities in each setting. 

In providing expert, up-to-date guidance on why, how and when to perform measurement or quantification, this volume will be an invaluable resource for all young or confirmed radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, cardiologists, radiographers and clinicians who are involved in cardiothoracic disorders.

Benoit Ghaye is a Professor of Radiology and Head of the Cardio-thoracic Imaging section at the Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc of the Catholic University of Louvain. He specialized in thoracic imaging at the University of Liège and the University of Lille, with particular expertise on imaging of pulmonary vascular disease. He holds à PhD from the Faculty of Medicine from the Free University of Brussels. He has served as Chairman in many Commitees of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging and is an active Jury member for the Program Committee/Exhibits of the European Society of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, European Respiratory Society and French Society of Radiology. He is a frequently invited speaker at international meetings and the author of many book chapters and papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Catherine Beigelman-Aubry, specialized in chest imaging, is the author of 175 peer review publications, 29 book chapters, and 175 posters. She has been an invited speaker in 254 national and international congresses and organizer of several French and Swiss post-grade courses. Especially concerned with education, she has been awarded as the best teacher of the Biology and Medicine Faculty of Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2022. 

Rodrigo Salgado is a staff radiologist at Holy Heart Hospital Lier and consultant radiologist at Antwerp University Hospital, where he specializes in non-invasive CT and MR imaging of cardiovascular disease, with particular expertise in valvular and coronary artery imaging. He holds a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences at Antwerp University and serves as professor at the same institution. Dr. Salgado has held leadership positions within the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) since 2017, serving on its Executive Committee and as President since 2024. His contributions to the European Society of Radiology include chairing the Cardiac Scientific Subcommittee for the European Congress of Radiology (2018–2020) and serving on the ECR programme team for 2025–2027. He currently serves as cardiovascular section editor for both Insights into Imaging and ESR Eurorad. A frequently invited speaker at international meetings, and has authored many peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters.