Oxidative Metabolism and Cardiac Efficiency Heikki Ukkonen Rob S.B. Beanlands Oxidative metabolism of fuels provides the heart with the energy required for contraction and basal metabolism. Impaired myocardial energy transfer…
Myocardial Neurotransmitter Imaging Markus Schwaiger Ichiro Matsunari Frank M. Bengel The innervation of the heart represents an important aspect for the adaptation of cardiac performance to the hemodynamic requirements in…
Myocardial Viability Rob S.B. Beanlands Stephanie Thorn Jean DaSilva Terrence D. Ruddy Jamshid Maddahi Heart failure resulting from impaired left ventricular (LV) function is associated with significant morbidity and mortality….
Evaluation of Myocardial Perfusion Keiichiro Yoshinaga Nagara Tamaki Terrence D. Ruddy Robert A. deKemp Rob S. B. Beanlands Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a major cause of death…
Psychiatric Disorders Marc Laruelle Anissa Abi-Dargham Psychiatric conditions were once qualified as “functional” illnesses, that is, disorders in which no major abnormalities of brain integrity such as tumors, inflammation, or…
Fluorodeoxyglucose PET Imaging of Dementia: Principles and Clinical Applications Satoshi Minoshima Takahiro Sasaki Eric Petrie In many countries, life spans have lengthened considerably in the past several decades. The incidence…
Movement Disorders, Stroke, and Epilepsy Nicolaas I. Bohnen Anatomic imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has revolutionized the diagnosis and management of the neurological patient….
Newer Tracers for Cancer Imaging Rodney J. Hicks Although positron emission tomography (PET) has been recognized to have unique capabilities for the evaluation of neurological and cardiac diseases, the recent…
Pediatrics Hossein Jadvar Leonard P. Connolly Frederic H. Fahey Barry L. Shulkin The use of positron emission tomography (PET) and the more recent hybrid PET with computed tomography (PET/CT) systems…
Hypoxia Imaging Morand Piert Definition of Hypoxia A continued source of molecular oxygen is essential for cellular respiration and energy supply. Hypoxia is defined as a metabolic state in which…
