Several diverse but related topics concerned with semiconductor growth are brought together here, for the first time in a single text. Those studying semiconductor growth from any perspective will find this book invaluable and it will be essential reading for all in the semiconductor industry, whether in applications or in manufacturing.

This is the second book in a new series - "Materials Research and Engineering" - devoted to the science and technology of materials. "Materials Research and Engineering" evolves from a previous series on "Reine und Allgemeine Metallkunde," which was edited by Werner KBster until his eightieth birthday in 1976. Although the present series is an outgrowth of the earlier one, it should not and cannot be regarded as a continuation. There had to be a shift of scope - and a change in presenta tion as well. Metallurgy is no longer an isolated art and science. Rather, it is linked by its scientific basis and technological implications to non-metallic and composite materials, as well as to processes for production, refining, shaping, surface treatment, and application. Thus, the new series, "Materials Research and Engineering," will present up-to-date information on scientific and technological pro gress, as well as on issues of general relevance within the engineering field and industrial society. Following the general position analysis of materials in the present world as given in volume 1, now volume 2 focuses on a special topic: It provides a thorough treatment of theoretical, experimental, and applied aspects of superplasticity."

2 Diagnostic Use of Radiographic Methods in Coronary Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 3 Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 4 Mode of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 5 Radiological Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 6 Monitoring of Cardiac Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 7 Pharmacological Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 7. 1 Coronary Arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 7. 2 Left Ventricle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 8 Accidents and Risks of Coronary Arteriography . . . . . 67 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 III Angiographic Explorations: Normal Results . . . 71 1 Left Ventricle and Left Ventricular Function 71 1. 1 Radiological Anatomy. . . . . . . . . . . . 71 1. 2 Normal Kinetics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 1. 3 Analysis of Wall Contraction . . . . . . 78 1. 4 Volumes and Function Indexes. . . . . . . 81 2 Coronary Arteries and Veins . . . . . . . . 84 2. 1 Origin, Calibre and Preponderance of the Coronary Arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 2. 2 Nomenclature and Segmentation of the Coronary Arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 2. 3 A Reminder About the Physiology of Coronary Circulation . . . . . . . . . . . 93 2. 4 Angiographic Anatomy . . . . . . . . . . 94 2. 4. 1 Left Coronary Artery . . . . . . . . . . . 94 2. 4. 2 Right Coronary Artery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 2. 4. 3 Vascularization of Nodes and the Conduction System . . 96 2. 4. 4 Interconnecting Anastomoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 2. 5 Coronary Veins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 IV Angiographic Explorations: Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 1 Anomalies of the Origin, Course and Distribution of Coronary Arteries Arising from the Aorta . . . . . . . . 100 2 Abnormal Origin of a Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 3 Anomalies in the Diameter of Coronary Arteries . . . . . 104 4 Coronary Fistulae . . . . . . . . . . . 109 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 VII V Angiographic Explorations: Coronary Atheroma. . . . . . . . 114 1 Left Ventricle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 1. 1 Morphological Anomalies: Bulging and Lacuna-Like Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .