Nuclear Cardiology, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

Piotr Slomka, Sharmila Dorbala

Description

This issue of Cardiology Clinics, edited by Sharmila Dorbala and Piotr Slomka, examines Nuclear Cardiology. Topics include Advances in SPECT Hardware and Software; Advances in PET Hardware and Software; Technical Advances and Clinical Applications of Cardiac PET/MR; Translational Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging (NaF PET, FDG); Quantitative Nuclear Cardiology Using New Generation Equipment; Myocardial Perfusion Flow Tracers; Translational Molecular Nuclear Cardiology; Radionuclide Imaging in Congestive Heart Failure (Sarcoid, Amyloid, Viability); Clinical Applications of Imaging Myocardial Innervation; Gated Radionuclide Imaging Including Dyssynchrony Assessment; Clinical PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Including Flow Quantitation; and Novel Applications of Radionuclide Imaging in Peripheral Vascular Disease.

Sujets

• Médecine
• Spécialités médicales
• Médecine Générale
• Medical
• Cardiology

Informations

• Publié par: Elsevier
• Date de parution: 07 janvier 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323416832
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Nuclear Cardiology
Cardiology Clinics
Editors
Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, FACC
Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Piotr Slomka, PhD, FACC
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Consulting Editor
Rosario Freeman
Jordan M. Prutkin
David M. Shavelle
Audrey H. Wu

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February 2016 Volume 34 Number 1
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
Editorial Board
Editors
Authors
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues
Recent Issues
Preface. Frontiers of Nuclear Cardiology
Advances in Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Hardware and Software
Key points
Introduction
Conventional single-photon emission computed tomography: instrumentation and principles
Hardware advances: new camera designs
Single-photon emission computed tomography image reconstruction algorithms
Summary
References
Technical Aspects of Cardiac PET Imaging and Recent Advances
Key points
Radioisotopes for myocardial perfusion PET
Coincidence detection
Field of view and sinograms
Two- versus 3-dimensional PET
PET detectors
Time-of-flight imaging
Image reconstruction
Attenuation correction and hybrid PET/computed tomography
Respiratory gating
References
Cardiovascular PET/MRI: Challenges and Opportunities
Key points
Introduction
Why PET/MRI?
PET/MRI systems
Technical challenges
Criteria for clinical acceptance
Molecular imaging and the future of cardiovascular PET/MRI
References
Radionuclide Tracers for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Blood Flow Quantification
Key points
Introduction
Ideal perfusion tracer properties
Standard myocardial perfusion imaging
Quantitative myocardial blood flow imaging
Summary
References
Automated Quantitative Nuclear Cardiology Methods
Key points
Introduction
Overview of quantitative methods
Quantitative analysis of myocardial perfusion imaging in practice
Recent advances and future directions
Summary
References
Stress-first Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Key points
Introduction
Diagnosis/prognosis
Patient selection
Advantages of stress-first myocardial perfusion imaging
Challenges in implementing stress-first myocardial perfusion imaging
Summary
References
Clinical PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Flow Quantification
Key points
Introduction
PET tracers for myocardial perfusion imaging and flow quantification
PET imaging protocols for myocardial perfusion imaging and myocardial blood flow quantification
Diagnostic accuracy
Risk stratification and prognosis
PET myocardial perfusions imaging impact on clinical decision making
Quantification of myocardial blood flow
Risk stratification and prognosis
When to use PET myocardial perfusion imaging and flow quantification
Future developments
Summary
References
Long-Term Risk Assessment After the Performance of Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Key points
Initial validation studies and clinical uses of stress-rest myocardial perfusion imaging
The changing pattern of clinical coronary artery disease and its implication for cardiac testing
Long-term outcomes after single-photon emission computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging
Combined assessment of mode of stress and coronary artery disease risk factors
Assessment of anatomic burden
Potential clinical relevance
Change in reporting schema for single-photon emission computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging
References
Radionuclide Assessment of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony
Key points
Definition and prevalence
Pathophysiology
Clinical implications in heart failure
Summary and future directions
References
Radionuclide Imaging in Congestive Heart Failure: Assessment of Viability, Sarcoidosis, and Amyloidosis
Key points
Introduction
Assessment of myocardial viability in ischemic cardiomyopathy
PET
Sarcoidosis
Amyloidosis
Summary
References
Clinical Applications of Myocardial Innervation Imaging
Key points
Introduction
Cardiac sympathetic innervation
Clinical imaging with iodine 123 meta -iodobenzylguanidine
Clinical applications of imaging with iodine 123 meta -iodobenzylguanidine and other sympathetic innervation tracers
Summary
References
Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiovascular Infection
Key points
Introduction
General principles
Historical perspective
General principles of fludeoxyglucose F 18-PET/computed tomographic imaging
Fludeoxyglucose F 18-PET/computed tomography for cardiac implantable electronic device infection
Review of published literature
Infective endocarditis (single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography and PET/computed tomography)
Radionuclide imaging in aortic vascular graft infections
Technical considerations and practical guide for interpretation
Summary
References
Novel Applications of Radionuclide Imaging in Peripheral Vascular Disease
Key points
Introduction
Standard imaging modalities for evaluating peripheral vascular disease
Radionuclide imaging of skeletal muscle perfusion and blood flow
Radionuclide imaging of skeletal muscle angiogenesis
Radionuclide imaging of atherosclerosis
Potential for application of novel radionuclides
Summary
References
Translational Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging with PET
Key points
Why image the vulnerable plaque?
Choosing a PET tracer
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose and the role of inflammation in plaque vulnerability
18F-Sodium fluoride and active microcalcification
Ongoing limitations of coronary PET imaging
Summary
References
Translational Molecular Nuclear Cardiology
Key points
Introduction
Myocardial metabolism
Sympathetic neuronal activation
Local and systemic inflammation
Markers of ventricular and vascular remodeling
Regeneration
Future prospects and challenges
Summary
References
Index
Copyright
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