title: New techniques in diagnostic imaging--PET-CT for the imaging of cardiovascular disease.
abstract: The paper presents clinical abilities of PET/CT technique in the diagnostics of coronary heart disease. Clinical value and limitations of SPECT, PET and CT methods, performed separately were discussed. Fusion systems technique was presented and its value as a method used for diagnostics and assessment of prognosis in ischaemic heart disease was also discussed.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Hospital John Paul II, Krakow. mkostkiewicz@szpitaljp2.krakow.pl
authors: Magdalena
authors: M
authors: Kostkiewicz
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed