Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging

This book presents up-to-date information on cardiac PET and hybrid PET/CT. Each chapter takes a step-by-step approach, from basic principles of instrumentation, imaging, and protocols to advanced discussions of current and future clinical applications.

This book presents the reader with the most up-to-date, practical information on the practice of cardiac PET and hybrid PET/CT. Each chapter takes a step-by-step approach to this emerging technology, from basic principles of instrumentation, imaging, and protocols to advanced discussions of current and future clinical applications. Coverage also includes a perspective on other emerging imaging modalities, such as MRI, and the relative role of each. In addition, the volume details the technical aspects of cardiac PET and PET/CT imaging, written by technologists for technologists. Molecular imaging approaches that are likely to play a clinical role in the future are also thoroughly covered. A library of original cases selected by the editors and contributors completes the text by illustrating interpretation and technical challenges in cardiac PET and hybrid PET/CT.

Practical tips for cardiac PET and hybrid PET/CT

Step-by-step approach facilitates learning

Includes several original case studies

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext

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 in order to most effectively utilize new technology in practice. Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging takes a step-by-step approach to PET and PET/CT instrumentation, imaging, and protocols. Beginning with imaging fundamentals and progressing through advanced discussion of specific applications, this book is a comprehensive source of cardiac PET and PET/CT information. Sections written by and for technologists as well as discussion of MRI and other imaging modalities add to the well-rounded scope of this book. A library of original cases and several hundred illustrations, many in color, complete the text by highlighting interpretation and technical challenges in cardiac PET and PET/CT.

Inhalt
*Introduction *Instrumentation and Principles of Imaging *PET *CT *Hybrid PET/CT *Cross-Sectional Anatomy of the Heart and Vessels *PET Radiopharmaceuticals for Cardiac Imaging *Contrast Agents for Cardiac CT *Principles of Kinetic Modeling and Quantitation in Cardiac PET *Patient Preparation and Technical Aspects of Performing Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging *Diagnostic Approaches to the Patient with Suspected or Known CAD *PET and PET/CT Protocols *Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET *CT Coronary Angiography *Relative Merit of MR and CT Coronary Angiography *Combined Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Angiography with Hybrid PET/CT *Monitoring Responses to Therapeutic Interventions *Diagnostic Approaches to the Patient with Heart Failure *Assessing Myocardial Substrate Metabolism with PET *Viability Assessment with PET and PET/CT *Viability Assessment with Contrast CT *Viability Assessment with MRI *Relative Merit of Competing Technologies for Assessing Myocardial Viability *Role of Imaging Cardiac Innervation and Receptors in Heart Failure *Molecular Imaging *Evaluating the Vulnerable Plaque with CT and PET/CT *Evaluating the Vulnerable Plaque with MRI *Evaluating Gene and Cell Therapy *Evaluating Angiogenesis *Future Directions *Cardiac PET and PET/CT: Case-Based Learning