INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen There has been a worldwide increase in implantation of cardiovascular devices, including cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), valve prostheses, left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), and vascular…
ABBREVIATIONS Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print 18FDG 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose CAD coronary artery disease EF ejection fraction LAD left anterior descending LCX left circumflex LV left ventricular PET positron…
CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS Print Section Listen Clinical Need: Current Assessment and Supportive Data Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects young men and women, typically before the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The utility of myocardial viability imaging hinges on the premise that recovery of left ventricular (LV) function in ischemic heart disease can be achieved through coronary…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The heart consumes more energy than any other organ in order to maintain its contractile performance.1 The healthy myocardium possesses the superb ability to utilize a…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen PET instrumentation has undergone several incremental improvements in recent years. This chapter will discuss recent technology advances for PET/CT and PET/MR, which include improved sensitivity, new…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Measurement of blood flow to the myocardium represents a quantum leap forward for the field of nuclear cardiology. Quantification of myocardial blood flow as a routine…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging has gained considerable acceptance in the clinical world of Nuclear Cardiology for many reasons. One driving force has been the substantial…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The use of radionuclides for the assessment of cardiovascular disease is well-established as a very low-risk, high-sensitivity, and specificity technology for establishing the presence of coronary…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The field of cardiovascular PET imaging is constantly evolving, and this includes all aspects of tracers, production of tracers, and delivery to the patient. This chapter…
