White Matter Anatomy
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has allowed in vivo demonstration of axonal architecture and connectivity. This technique has set the stage for numerous studies on normal and abnormal connectivity and their role…
Normal Myelination
MRI is currently the best imaging modality to assess myelin maturation in the human brain. Myelin is the insulator for nerves and is present in both the peripheral nervous system…
Large-vessel vasculitis
KEY POINTS • Large-vessel vasculitides are a broad spectrum of diseases that can affect the aorta and its main branches. • Multimodality imaging plays an essential role in the diagnosis…
Artificial intelligence in nuclear cardiology
KEY POINTS • ML and DL techniques are becomingly increasingly sophisticated. AI-based algorithms can be used to improve the accuracy of image processing, segmentation, and quantification and also allow for…
Infective endocarditis
KEY POINTS • A diagnosis of PVE and CDI is sometimes difficult to reach when applying the classic modified DC, in which imaging criteria relies on ECHO alone. Nuclear medicine…
Peripheral arterial disease
KEY POINTS • PAD is prevalent and associated with high morbidity and mortality but is frequently underdiagnosed. • Conventional approaches to diagnosis, including ABI and angiography (invasive and noninvasive), can…
Patient with mechanical dyssynchrony
KEY POINTS • Mechanical dyssynchrony relates to a delay in the timing of the contraction (systolic) or relaxation (diastolic) within the LV or between the RV and LV. • Mechanical…
Aortic stenosis and bioprosthetic valve degeneration
KEY POINTS • Transthoracic echocardiography and CT-AVC are the current mainstream modalities for aortic stenosis evaluation, but PET imaging is emerging as a novel molecular imaging technique for assessing disease…
Patients undergoing cancer treatment
KEY POINTS • Radionuclide and multimodality imaging are essential to the care of patients at risk for incident cardiovascular disease during or after cancer treatment, either because of preexisting cardiovascular…
Molecular imaging of myocardial infarction and remodeling
KEY POINTS • Nuclear cardiology currently evolves from assessing physiologic function and perfusion toward an interrogation of molecular pathways and pathophysiologic alterations at a (sub)cellular level. • Given a biphasic…
