title: PET/CT challenge for the non-invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
abstract: This review will focus on the clinical potential of PET/CT for the characterization of cardiovascular diseases. We describe the technical challenges of combining instrumentation with very different imaging performance and discuss the clinical applications in the field of cardiology.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, München, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwaiger
authors.forename: Sibylle I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: Stephan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Nekolla
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D009590:Nitrogen Radioisotopes; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes; D012984:Software; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D009590:Nitrogen Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes; D000641:Ammonia