Cardiac CT, PET and MR

A complete guide to non-invasive imaging techniques in cardiology Today's imaging technologies offer cardiologists more ways than ever to diagnose conditions of the heart without the need of endoscopies and other invasive procedures. Now in its third edition,Cardiac CT, PET and MRI continues to provide an in-depth explanation of these tools and their correct applications, while also exploring cardiac imaging's most recent and groundbreaking developments. This wide-ranging guide places CT, PET and MRI in a practical context, illustrating clearly their respective functions as they apply to specific cardiological disorders and clinical situations. With the addition of seven new chapters, it also offers an expanded insight into PET an increasingly popular and affordable diagnostic utility, hitherto underexplored in texts devoted to imaging. Cardiac CT, PET and MRI includes: Clinically focused examinations of CT, PET and MRI the three most popular non-invasive imaging modalities Illustrative full-color photos and images Access to a companion website featuring additional content Cardiologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, physicists, and imaging technologists alike will find the third edition of Cardiac CT, PET and MRI an informative and accessible resource with a direct use in their day-to-day practice.

A complete guide to non-invasive imaging techniques in cardiologyToday s imaging technologies offer cardiologists more ways than ever to diagnose conditions of the heart without the need of endoscopies and other invasive procedures. Now in its third edition,Cardiac CT, PET and MRI continues to provide an in-depth explanation of these tools and their correct applications, while also exploring cardiac imaging s most recent and groundbreaking developments.This wide-ranging guide places CT, PET and MRI in a practical context, illustrating clearly their respective functions as they apply to specific cardiological disorders and clinical situations. With the addition of seven new chapters, it also offers an expanded insight into PET an increasingly popular and affordable diagnostic utility, hitherto underexplored in texts devoted to imaging. Cardiac CT, PET and MRI includes:* Clinically focused examinations of CT, PET and MRI the three most popular non-invasive imaging modalities* Illustrative full-color photos and images* Access to a companion website featuring additional contentCardiologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, physicists, and imaging technologists alike will find the third edition of Cardiac CT, PET and MRI an informative and accessible resource with a direct use in their day-to-day practice.

Contributors viiForeword xiRobert O. Bonow1 Positron Emission Tomography 1Juan Jose Vaquero and Stephen L. Bacharach2 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 38Joseph Selvanayagam, Gaetano Nucifora, and Stefan Neubauer3 Cardiac Computed Tomography 91Dahlia Banerji, Sandeep Hedgire, and Udo Hoffmann4 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Progress in Quantitative Assessment of Blood Flow and Flow Reserve 129Thomas H. Schindler, Ines Valenta, and Vasken Dilsizian5 PET Imaging of Myocardial Metabolism in Health and Disease 175Robert J. Gropler and Linda R. Peterson6 PET Imaging of Autonomic Innervation and Receptors 203James T. Thackeray and Frank M. Bengel7 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography 236R. Reeve Ingle, Amr A. Youssef , Dwight G. Nishimura, and Phillip C. Yang8 CMR to Assess Morphology, Function, Perfusion, and Viability 282Himanshu Gupta, Oleg F. Sharifov, Heewon Kim, Kuncheng Li, and Gerald M. Pohost9 Cardiac CT for Coronary Imaging 327Marisa Lubbers and Koen Nieman10 Multislice CT: Myocardial Function, Perfusion, and Viability 345Raymond T. Yan, Richard T. George, and Joao A. C. Lima11 Cardiac CT and MR for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Setting 366Nupur Verma, Tan-Lucien Mohammed, and Charles S. White12 Noninvasive Imaging of High-Risk Plaque 388Amir Ahmadi, Farouc A. Jaffer, and Jagat Narula13 Molecular Imaging Targets in Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Remodeling 405Nabil E. Boutagy, Attila Feher, Saad Sikanderkhel, and Albert J. Sinusas14 Nuclear Imaging Guidance for Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias 436John Duell, Mark F. Smith, Wengen Chen, Vasken Dilsizian, and Timm-Michael L. DickfeldIndex 450