Cardiac PET and PET/CT Imaging (PDF)

Part 1: Instrumentation and Principles of Imaging.- Instrumentation and Principles of PET.- Instrumentation and Principles of CT.- Integrated PET/CT.- Prinicples of Quantitation in Cardiac PET.- Part 2: General Considerations for Performing PET and Integrated PET/CT.- Radiopharmaceuticals for Clinical Cardiac PET Imaging.- Iodinated Contrast Agents for Cardiac CT.- CT Anatomry of the Heart.- Patient and Occupational Dosimetry.- Part 3: Diagnostic Approaches to Patients With Cad.- Patient Preparation and Stress Protocols for Cardiac PET and Integrated PET/CT Imaging.- PET and Integrated PET-CT Myocardial Imaging Protocols and Quality Assurance.- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET.- Quantifying Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET.- Quantifying Myocardial Perfusion for the Assessment of Pre-clinical Coronary Artery Disease.- Assessing artherosclerotic burden with CT.- CT Coronary Angiography.- Relative Merits of Coronary CTA and Coronary MRI.- Integrated Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Angiography with PET-CT.- Part 4: Diagnostic Approaches to the Patient with Heart Failure.- PET Measurement of Myocardial Metabolism.- Myocardial Viability Assessment with PET and PET/CT.- Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Comparison of Imaging Modalities in the Assessment of Myocardial Viability.- Role of Imaging in Cardiac Innervation and Receptors in Heart Failure.- Part 5: Emerging Role of Molecular Imaging.- Evaluating High-Risk, Vulnerable Plaques with Integrated PET/CT.- Evaluating Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque with MRI.- Evaluating Gene and Cell Therapy.- Imaging of Angiogenesis.- Part 6: Case Illustrations of Cardiac PET and Integrated PET-CT.

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)