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An expertly written state-of-the-art review of every aspect of cardiovascular PET imaging

Filling a void in the medical literature, this much needed resource clearly and succinctly reviews the current knowledge and practical aspects of cardiovascular PET. With coverage that spans everything from instrumentation to clinical procedures to the future directions of cardiac PET, the intent and focus of this book is to provide readers with the most current, reliable, and clinically relevant data in one concise, focused resource.  

Essential for anyone preparing for the board exam in nuclear medicine, Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts is organized into six sections:

• Current Concepts of Cardiovascular PET Imaging: The New Paradigm

• Clinical Overview of Contemporary Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac PET

• Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow Assessment

• Technical Developments in Cardiovascular PET

• Myocardial Viability Assessment: The Current Rule of Cardiac PET

• Current Status of Assessment of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Infection Imaging

Each chapter concludes with an informative “Editor’s Perspective” in which one of the editors places the material discussed in the chapter into real-world clinical perspective. 

If you would like a better understanding of cardiovascular PET, or want to incorporate it into your own clinical practice, this book is required reading.

This handbook provides hospitals, clinics, and imaging centers, along with their medical and technical directors and hospital administrators, with the necessary information and tools to develop quality initiatives. 

The specific aims of this book include: 

1.Describe quality control as it relates to non-invasive cardiovascular imaging                                                                      2.Understand the current standards as published by societal guidelines or accrediting organizations e.g. American College of Radiology (ACR), Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), The Joint Commission (TJC)or the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

3.Demonstrate techniques to comply with the routine quality assessment of the equipment utilized in the imaging process. 

4.Understand and document the appropriate patient and protocol selection. 

5.Optimize appropriate imaging techniques to minimize acquisition and processing artifact.

6.Improve the reporting process and more effectively communicate with referring physicians.

7.Assess the current process of care and document the outcomes to allow for process improvement. 8.Develop protocols for the evaluation of patient and physician satisfaction. 

9.Design programs to perform the public reporting of outcomes.​