Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts

Description:

State-of-the-art coverage of Cardiovascular PET This innovative text provides readers with in-depth clinical updates on every aspect of Cardiovascular PET. With coverage that spans everything from instrumentation to clinical procedures, the intent and focus of the book is provide readers with the very latest, most reliable data in this rapidly expanding area. Essential for anyone preparing for the Nuclear Cardiology boards, Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts in logically divided into six section: Technical Developments in PET, New Developments in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac PET, New Developments in Viability Assessment with Cardiac PET, Current Status of Assessment Cardiac Sarcold with FDG Imaging, Infection and Vascular Inflammation Imaging, and New Tracers in Cardiovascular PET.

Table of Contents:

Section 1. Current Concepts of Cardiovascular PET Imaging: The New Paradigm

Section 2. Clinical Overview of Contemporary Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac PET

1. Clinical Overview of Contemporary Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

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2. Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning in Conjunction with Stress/Rest Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Complementary Uses for Risk Assessment and Clinical Patient Management

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3. Interpretation of Cardiac PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Studies

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Section 3. Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow Assessment

4. Assessing Myocardial Blood Flow with Cardiac PET: Acquisition, Processing, and Quality Control

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5. Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow: Practical Clinical Perspective with Case Examples

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Section 4. Technical Developments in Cardiovascular PET

6. Latest Innovations in Cardiovascular PET Instrumentation

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7. New Developments in Cardiac PET Radionuclide Production: Tracers, Cyclotrons, Generators, and Delivery Systems for Cardiac PET Imaging

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8. Radiation Exposure with Cardiovascular PET: New Data

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Section 5. Myocardial Viability Assessment: The Current Role of Cardiac PET

9. Cardiac PET Myocardial Viability Assessment: Emerging Clinical Data

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10. Patient Preparation for FDG PET Viability Imaging

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11. Interpretation of Cardiac PET Myocardial Viability Studies

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Section 6. Current Status of Assessment of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Infection Imaging

12. Current Status of Assessment of Cardiac Sarcoid and Cardiac Amyloid with PET/CT Imaging

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13. FDG PET/CT for Imaging Cardiovascular Device Infection

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Index