This issue of PET Clinics focuses on PET-CT-MRI based Cardiovascular Imaging, and is edited by Drs. Abass Alavi (the Consulting Editor of PET Clinics), Poul Flemming Høilund-Carlsen, and Ali Salavati. Articles will include: Evolving role of PET in detecting and characterizing atherosclerosis; Applications of modern CT techniques in assessing cardiovascular disorders; Applications of conventional MRI techniques in assessing cardiovascular disorders; PET/CT Assessment of ischemic heart disease; PET/CT evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis; PET/MRI in cardiovascular imaging; Evolving role of PET in detecting and characterizing cardiovascular disorders; PET/CT evaluation of infectious diseases of the heart; State of PET-based gating in cardiac imaging; Potential role of PET in assessing cardiac arrhythmias; PET-based cardiovascular imaging tracers; and more!
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By Abass Alavi, MD, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Ali Salavati, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Poul Flemming Høilund-Carlsen, MD, DMSc, Department of Nuclear Medicine Odense University Hospital, Denmark and Mateen C Moghbel
Evolving role of PET in Detecting and Characterizing Atherosclerosis
Applications of Modern CT Techniques in Assessing Cardiovascular Disorders
Applications of Conventional MRI Techniques in Assessing Cardiovascular Disorders
PET/CT Assessment of Ischemic Heart Disease
PET/CT Evaluation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
PET/MRI in Cardiovascular Imaging
Evolving Role of PET in Detecting and Characterizing Cardiovascular Disorders
PET/CT Evaluation of Infectious Diseases of the Heart
State of PET-based Gating in Cardiac Imaging
Potential Role of PET in Assessing Cardiac Arrhythmias
PET-based Cardiovascular Imaging Tracers