- Presents a clinically oriented review of the applications of FDG-PET/CT and PET/MR in cardiovascular diseases
- Details the technical basis of FDG-PET/CT and PET/MR and specific cardiovascular pathologies
- Includes a final chapter that details clinically relevant cases
This book is a clinically oriented, up-to-date, and in-depth review of the various applications of FDG-PET/CT and PET/MR in cardiovascular diseases with emphasis on the current available evidence.
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has seen increased applications in cardiovascular diseases over the last decades. Its utility is already established in a wide range of conditions, including myocardial viability imaging, assessment of inflammatory diseases such as sarcoidosis and vasculitis, as well as imaging of infectious processes, such as infective endocarditis and cardiac implantable electronic device infection.
In addition, there are several emerging indications such as the imaging of left ventricular assisting device infection and native valve endocarditis as well as new applications under investigation.
The first section of the book reviews the technical basis of cardiovascular PET/CT and PET/MR imaging as well as cardiac metabolism. The following chapters each present specific pathologies, presenting epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnostic strategies, along with high quality clinical cases to support the discussion. The final chapter is a review of 15 interesting and clinically relevant cases.
This is an ideal guide for nuclear medicine physicians, cardiologists, radiologists, residents, post-graduate fellows, and technologists.
Table of ContentsInstrumentation and Metabolism- Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Basics
- Cardiac PET/MR Basics
- Review of Cardiac Metabolism and FDG
- Myocardial Suppression Protocols
Inflammatory and Malignant Disorders- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Myocarditis
- Large Vessel Vasculitis
- Pericardial Diseases
- Ventricular Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Tumors
- Fibrosing Mediastinitis
Cardiovascular Infections- Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
- Native-Valve Endocarditis
- Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection
- Vascular Graft Infection
- Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection
- Sternal Wound Infection and Mediastinitis
Atherosclerotic Disease- Atherosclerosis Imaging
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Viability Imaging
FDG-PET in Special Populations- Pediatrics Cardiovascular FDG-PET Imaging
- FDG-PET/CT in Heart Transplant
Variants and Cases- Normal Variants, Not-So-Normal Variants, and Pitfalls of FDG-PET in Cardiovascular Imaging
- Cardiovascular FDG-PET Atlas of Cases
