title: Positron emission tomography in cardiology.
abstract: This article reviews the basis of PET imaging and current applications to cardiology. Included is a discussion of physical principles, detectors, quantitative estimation of regional radioactivity concentrations, radiopharmaceuticals, and application to flow and metabolism measurements in the myocardium.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001811:Blood Volume Determination / Q000379:methods; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006207:Half-Life; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005947:Glucose