Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts

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An expertly written state-of-the-art review of every aspect of cardiovascular PET imaging

Filling a void in the medical literature, this much needed resource clearly and succinctly reviews the current knowledge and practical aspects of cardiovascular PET. With coverage that spans everything from instrumentation to clinical procedures to the future directions of cardiac PET, the intent and focus of this book is to provide readers with the most current, reliable, and clinically relevant data in one concise, focused resource.  

Essential for anyone preparing for the board exam in nuclear medicine, Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts is organized into six sections:

• Current Concepts of Cardiovascular PET Imaging: The New Paradigm

• Clinical Overview of Contemporary Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac PET

• Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow Assessment

• Technical Developments in Cardiovascular PET

• Myocardial Viability Assessment: The Current Rule of Cardiac PET

• Current Status of Assessment of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Infection Imaging

Each chapter concludes with an informative “Editor’s Perspective” in which one of the editors places the material discussed in the chapter into real-world clinical perspective. 

If you would like a better understanding of cardiovascular PET, or want to incorporate it into your own clinical practice, this book is required reading.

Gary Heller, MD is Professor of Medicine and Nuclear Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Associate Director, Cardiology, Director Nuclear Cardiology, Hartford Hospital.

Tim Bateman, MD is Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.

James Case, PhD of CVIT (Cardiovascular Imaging Technology), is affiliated with The University of Missouri.

Parthi Arumugam, MD, is Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician at National Health Service, Manchester, England.