Infectious agents Virus Herpes, Epstein-Barr, retrovirus, Coxsackie B virus, cytomegalovirus Bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, Propionibacterium acnes, Mycoplasma Mycobacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis Organic compounds Clay, pine tree pollen, combustion products Inorganic compounds Aluminum,…
Fig. 6.1 Myocardial flow reserve, resting flow, and spectrum of contractile dysfunction. Progressive worsening of contractile function with reductions in myocardial flow reserve and resting flow When this myocardial “stunning”…
Fig. 2.1 Basic protocol for simultaneous cardiac PET/MR imaging. HASTE axial 2D half Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin echo sequence, μ attenuation map (μ-map) using 2-point Dixon sequences, Cine Cine…
H2 15O 13NH3 82Rb 18F-flurpiridaz Half-life 123 s 9.97 min 76 s 110 min Production Cyclotron Cyclotron Generator Cyclotron Kinetics Freely diffusible, metabolically inert Metabolically trapped in the myocardium…
Fig. 12.1 Risk of coronary events in relation to coronary artery calcium in the MESA study. The increase in coronary calcium score more than 100 was associated with more than…
Fig. 1.1 Four current systems for PET/MR hybrid imaging: (a) Philips Ingenuity TF, (b) Siemens Biograph mMR, (c, d) GE Tri-modality MR (c) and PET/CT (d) connected via a patient…
ECG Low voltage: <5 mm in limb leads and <10 mm in the chest leads Echocardiogram Thick LV and RV myocardium Sparkling/granular appearance Increased LV mass Small LV cavity size…
First author Publication year Hybrid system N Reference standard for definition of significant CAD Sens Spec PPV NPV Namdar 2005 13N-NH3 PET/4-slice CCTA 25 Flow-limiting coronary stenoses requiring revascularization (ICA + PET)…
Fig. 3.1 Attenuation correction in cardiac PET. Attenuation correction is the cornerstone of quantification in PET imaging. Cardiac PET is especially prone to this as shown below. In contrast to…
Fig. 9.1 Integrated PET/CTA study in a 66-year-old man with obesity, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. (a) Curved multiplanar reconstructions. The proximal LAD shows a long calcified plaque with 85 %…
