In Advanced Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease, the role of several imaging techniques in diagnosing atherosclerosis, assessment of myocardial ischemia, myocardial viability, and heart failure are broadly discussed. The issues derived from cardiac PET are presented in relation to the conventional techniques, such as echocardiography, SPECT and MRI. In addition, newer imaging techniques such as intracoronary ultrasound, electron beam computed tomography, and Raman spectroscopy are given wide attention. The effects of drug treatment, such as anti-ischemic and lipid-lowering drugs, are also evaluated. This book will assist clinical cardiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, fellows in cardiology and nuclear medicine, radiochemists, basic research fellows, and technicians, in understanding the new advances in clinical cardiac PET.
Editors and Affiliations
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
Ernst E. Wall
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Paul K. Blanksma,
Harry J. G. M. Crijns
Department of Cardiology, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
Menco G. Niemeyer
PET-center, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Willem Vaalburg
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease
Book Subtitle: PET, SPECT, MRI, IVUS, EBCT
Editors: Ernst E. Wall, Paul K. Blanksma, Menco G. Niemeyer, Willem Vaalburg, Harry J. G. M. Crijns