Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Instrumentation and Principles of Imaging

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Instrumentation and Principles of Imaging: PET

      • Frank P. DiFilippo

      Pages 3-18

   3. Instrumentation and Principles of CT

      • Douglas P. Boyd

      Pages 19-33

   4. Integrated PET/CT

      • David W. Townsend, Myrwood C. Besozzi, Jonathan P. J. Carney

      Pages 34-45

   5. Principles of Quantitation in Cardiac PET

      • Stephen C. Moore, Georges El Fakhri

      Pages 46-70

3. General Considerations for Performing PET and Integrated PET/CT

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Radiopharmaceuticals for Clinical Cardiac PET Imaging

      • Josef Machac

      Pages 73-82

   3. Iodinated Contrast Agents for Cardiac CT

      • M. Raquel Oliva, Koenraad J. Mortele

      Pages 83-93

   4. CT Anatomy of the Heart

      • Lawrence M. Boxt, Martin J. Lipton

      Pages 94-109

   5. Patient and Occupational Dosimetry

      • Frank P. Castronovo Jr., A. Robert Schleipman

      Pages 110-122

4. Diagnostic Approaches to Patients with CAD

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123

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   2. Patient Preparation and Stress Protocols for Cardiac PET and Integrated PET/CT Imaging

      • Sharon E. Crugnale, Sharmila Dorbala

      Pages 125-134

   3. PET and Integrated PET/CT Myocardial Imaging Protocols and Quality Assurance

      • Sharmila Dorbala, Marcelo F. Di Carli

      Pages 135-150

   4. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET

      • Marcelo F. Di Carli, Sharmila Dorbala

      Pages 151-159

   5. Quantifying Myocardial Perfusion for the Assessment of Preclinical CAD

      • Heinrich R. Schelbert

      Pages 160-176

   6. Assessing Atherosclerotic Burden with CT

      • Javier Sanz, Santo Dellegrottaglie, Valentin Fuster

      Pages 177-190

   7. CT Coronary Angiography

      • John A. Rumberger

      Pages 191-203

   8. Relative Merits of Coronary CTA and Coronary MRI

      • Martin J. Lipton, Warren J. Manning

      Pages 204-214

   9. Integrated Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Angiography with PET/CT

      • Marcelo F. Di Carli

      Pages 215-223

When the history of medicine in the latter half of the twentieth century is written, the advances in cardiovascular diagnosis, therapy, and prevention will stand out as one of the most important achievements. Although the age-corrected death rate secondary to coronary artery disease has declined substantially in industri- ized nations during this period, the prevalence of these conditions remains stubbornly high because of the aging of the population. Importantly, the incidence of coronary events and of one of their most important sequelae—heart failure—is rising ala- ingly in the developing world. When viewed from a global perspective, cardiovascular disease is assuming a progressively greater importance, and it is estimated that by 2025 it will be, for the ? rst time in human history, the most common cause of death. Clearly, rather than resting on the laurels of our achievements, an intensi? cation of the battle against cardiovascular disease must now be undertaken. Cardiovascular imaging will, without question, play a critical role in this battle. The appropriate sel- tion of therapeutic measures, be they pharmacologic, catheter-based, surgical, alte- tions in lifestyles, or some combination of these, depends on accurate assessments of both cardiac structure and function. Increasingly, the changes that dictate mana- ment are quite subtle and require a level of precision that was not available to cli- cians heretofore.

• Computed
• Emission
• PET/CT
• Positron
• Tomography
• computed tomography (CT)
• positron emission tomography

From the reviews:

"Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging is a comprehensive, informative, up-to-date, state-ofthe-art textbook on newer cardiac imaging technologies and also provides valuable insight into the future of cardiac imaging. ... Tables and other nonimage figures are well displayed, relevant, and easy to understand. ... the book is a must-have for cardiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and radiologists involved in cardiac imaging and is useful for readers at all levels, from residents to fellows to medical practitioners. ... will be a useful addition to medical and hospital libraries." (Usha A. Joseph, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 49 (6), June, 2008)

“Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging is a comprehensive and clinically oriented up-to-date textbook in cardiac nuclear medicine. … I found Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging to be an excellent, comprehensive, and authoritative cardiac nuclear medicine reference textbook. It is primarily written for clinicians who are involved in the diagnosis and management of patients with heart disease. This book will make a welcome addition to the medical library of any imaging physician who reads cardiac nuclear medicine studies.” (Michael J. Blend, Radiology, Vol. 254 (3), March, 2010)

• Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Marcelo F. Carli

• Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Martin J. Lipton

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