title: PET in cardiology.
abstract: Myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission CT (SPECT) is a key investigation in the work-up of patients with coronary artery disease. PET, however, with inherently better spatial and temporal resolution, offers several advantages over SPECT. The last decade has witnessed extensive application of PET techniques to assess myocardial viability and has provided valuable information important in analyzing the risk: benefit ratio for several therapeutic measures. Recent advances in PET instrumentation and radiopharmaceuticals have generated considerable interest to use PET for evaluating an array of cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 110 Donner Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Amol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takalkar
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mavi
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Araujo
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005544:Forecasting; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000639:trends; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging