Cardiac CT, PET and MR

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
PART I: Instrumentation, imaging techniques, and protocols......Page 9
1. Positron emission tomography......Page 10
2. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Basic principles, methods and techniques......Page 35
3. Multidetector and electron-beam computed tomography of the heart......Page 76
PART II: Clinical applications......Page 90
4. PET assessment of myocardial perfusion......Page 91
5. PET: Metabolism, innervation and receptors......Page 105
6. MR angiography: Coronaries and great vessels......Page 124
7. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Evaluation of myocardial function, perfusion and viability......Page 161
8. MSCT coronary imaging......Page 198
9. Cardiac computed tomography: Evaluation of myocardial function, perfusion and viability......Page 211
PART III: Concurrent noninvasive assessment of coronary anatomy, physiology, and myocellular integrity......Page 225
10. PET and MRI in cardiac imaging......Page 226
11. PET and CT in cardiac imaging: Is a paradigm shift from SPECT to hybrid PET/CT inevitable?......Page 243
Index......Page 261