Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging

✍ Scribed by Frank P. DiFilippo PhD (auth.), Marcelo F. Di Carli MD, Martin J. Lipton MD, FACR, FACC (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 474
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Instrumentation and Principles of Imaging: PET....Pages 3-18
Instrumentation and Principles of CT....Pages 19-33
Integrated PET/CT....Pages 34-45
Principles of Quantitation in Cardiac PET....Pages 46-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Radiopharmaceuticals for Clinical Cardiac PET Imaging....Pages 73-82
Iodinated Contrast Agents for Cardiac CT....Pages 83-93
CT Anatomy of the Heart....Pages 94-109
Patient and Occupational Dosimetry....Pages 110-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Patient Preparation and Stress Protocols for Cardiac PET and Integrated PET/CT Imaging....Pages 125-134
PET and Integrated PET/CT Myocardial Imaging Protocols and Quality Assurance....Pages 135-150
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET....Pages 151-159
Quantifying Myocardial Perfusion for the Assessment of Preclinical CAD....Pages 160-176
Assessing Atherosclerotic Burden with CT....Pages 177-190
CT Coronary Angiography....Pages 191-203
Relative Merits of Coronary CTA and Coronary MRI....Pages 204-214
Integrated Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Angiography with PET/CT....Pages 215-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
PET Measurement of Myocardial Metabolism....Pages 227-249
Myocardial Viability Assessment with PET and PET/CT....Pages 250-269
Myocardial Perfusion, Viability, and Functional Assessment with Contrast CT....Pages 270-282
Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Cardiac MRI....Pages 283-294
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Comparison of Imaging Modalities in the Assessment of Myocardial Viability....Pages 295-328
Role of Imaging Cardiac Innervation and Receptors in Heart Failure....Pages 329-344
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Evaluating High-Risk, Vulnerable Plaques with Integrated PET/CT....Pages 347-359
Evaluating Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque with MRI....Pages 360-372
Evaluating Gene and Cell Therapy....Pages 373-393
Imaging of Angiogenesis....Pages 394-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Normal Vasodilator Stress PET/CT Study....Pages 415-454
Back Matter....Pages 455-466

✦ Subjects

Nuclear Medicine; Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Cardiology