Radiology Key

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: MR Techniques Eike Nagel, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC, MRCR Amedeo Chiribiri, MD, PhD Islam Z. Mahmoud, MD ▪ Key Points Cardiac MRI perfusion, also known as stress…

Clinical Applications of ASL Brain Perfusion Imaging Ervin L. Lowther, MD Christopher T. Whitlow, MD, PhD, Joseph A. Maldjian, MD ▪ Introduction Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an established, noninvasive…

Brain CT Perfusion Imaging: Cerebral Ischemia Christopher D. d’Esterre, BMSc, PhD Mohammed Almekhlafi, MD Bijoy K. Menon, MD, Mayank Goyal, MD, FRCPC ▪ Introduction Stroke is caused by variable disturbances…

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET, PET/CT, PET/MRI: Technical Advances and Future Applications Vikas Veeranna, MD Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH ▪ Introduction Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) remains the mainstay for…

Pulmonary Perfusion Imaging with CT Sonja Sudarski, MD Thomas Henzler, MD ▪ Introduction Multiple approaches to assess pulmonary perfusion by means of CT have emerged over the past decades. In…

Brain Perfusion Imaging with SPECT and PET Heidi Wassef, MD ▪ Introduction Changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) often precede anatomic changes. Therefore, evaluation of brain perfusion allows earlier diagnosis…

Perfusion MR Imaging in Cognitive and Developmental Brain Disorders and Neuropsychiatry Kay Jann, PhD Danny J. J. Wang, PhD, MSCE, John A. Detre, MD ▪ Introduction to Perfusion Imaging Using…

Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI: Technical Considerations and Practical Issues Fernando Calamante, PhD ▪ Introduction and Historical Background Dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI is an imaging technique that can be used…

Brain MR Perfusion Imaging: Cerebral Ischemia Chia-Shang Jason Liu, MD, PhD Mircea Cristian Dobre, MD, MS ▪ Background Stroke is a major health care issue in the United States, affecting…

CT and MR Contrast-Enhanced Tissue Perfusion Imaging: Basic Methodology, Postprocessing, Reliability Testing Kohsuke Kudo, MD ▪ Introduction Tissue perfusion can be measured using several methods, such as positron emission tomography…