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Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging

Cardiac PET and hybrid PET/CT have revolutionized the field of cardiovascular imaging and offer new options for diagnosis and management of patients with cardiac conditions. Cardiologists, radiologists, and nuclear medicine specialists must have an up-to-date reference in this rapidly changing field...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Di Carli, Marcello F. (Editor ), Lipton, Martin J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Instrumentation and Principles of Imaging
  • Instrumentation and Principles of Imaging: PET
  • Instrumentation and Principles of CT
  • Integrated PET/CT
  • Principles of Quantitation in Cardiac PET
  • General Considerations for Performing PET and Integrated PET/CT
  • Radiopharmaceuticals for Clinical Cardiac PET Imaging
  • Iodinated Contrast Agents for Cardiac CT
  • CT Anatomy of the Heart
  • Patient and Occupational Dosimetry
  • Diagnostic Approaches to Patients with CAD
  • Patient Preparation and Stress Protocols for Cardiac PET and Integrated PET/CT Imaging
  • PET and Integrated PET/CT Myocardial Imaging Protocols and Quality Assurance
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET
  • Quantifying Myocardial Perfusion for the Assessment of Preclinical CAD
  • Assessing Atherosclerotic Burden with CT
  • CT Coronary Angiography
  • Relative Merits of Coronary CTA and Coronary MRI
  • Integrated Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Angiography with PET/CT
  • Diagnostic Approaches to the Patient with Heart Failure
  • PET Measurement of Myocardial Metabolism
  • Myocardial Viability Assessment with PET and PET/CT
  • Myocardial Perfusion, Viability, and Functional Assessment with Contrast CT
  • Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Cardiac MRI
  • Comparison of Imaging Modalities in the Assessment of Myocardial Viability
  • Role of Imaging Cardiac Innervation and Receptors in Heart Failure
  • Emerging Role of Molecular Imaging
  • Evaluating High-Risk, Vulnerable Plaques with Integrated PET/CT
  • Evaluating Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque with MRI
  • Evaluating Gene and Cell Therapy
  • Imaging of Angiogenesis
  • Case Illustrations of Cardiac PET and Integrated PET/CT
  • Normal Vasodilator Stress PET/CT Study.