Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography

This volume on cardiovascular PET describes and discusses in detail the evolution of PET, from an exciting research tool to an accepted clinical modality in the field of cardiovascular diseases. This contribution provides in-depth information about the technical as well as biologic aspects of PET cardiology. The volume combines the discussions of experimental and clinical PET approaches in order to provide guidelines for their best use in a given clinical situation. This text is aimed primarily at physicians in nuclear medicine, cardiology and internal medicine, who want to become familiar with the clinical application of positron emission tomography in cardiovascular disease.