RT Book, Section
A1 Lundbye, Justin B.
A1 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Hendel, Robert C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145443717
T1 Cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomography
T2 Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644993
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145443717
RD 2024/04/24
AB Cardiac  positron  emission  tomography  (PET)  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  is  an  outstanding  tool  for  diagnosis  and  risk  stratification  of  patients  with  known  or  suspected  coronary  artery  disease  with  many  important  differences  compared  to  SPECT  imaging.  Its  clinical  use  in  assessing  patients  for  CAD  as  well  as  other  nonperfusion  indications  is  expanding  rapidly.  Cardiac  PET  offers  excellent  diagnostic  accuracy  and  image  quality,  low  radiation  exposure  as  well  as  a  noninvasive  means  of  measuring  myocardial  blood  flow  reserve.  Cardiovascular  PET  is  becoming  an  important  tool  for  nuclear  cardiologists  to  consider  not  only  for  perfusion  imaging,  but  also  for  a  growing  number  of  other  cardiovascular  conditions  such  as  myocardial  viability,  infection,  and  inflammation.  Its  role  in  nuclear  cardiology  has  expanded  with  the  increased  and  continuous  availability  of  PET  radiopharmaceuticals  and  PET  camera  systems  (see  Chapters  3  and  4  on  radiopharmaceuticals  and  instrumentation).  This  chapter  will  review  the  principles  of  cardiovascular  PET,  data  on  diagnostic  accuracy,  image  quality,  radiation  exposure,  indications,  and  addition  of  myocardial  blood  flow  (MBF)  for  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  (MPI),  as  well  as  exciting  new  nonperfusion  applications.