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01.11.2008 | EDITORIAL
Cardiac positron emission tomography: myocardial perfusion and metabolism in clinical practice
verfasst von:
Paul Knaapen, MD, PhD, Mark Lubberink, PhD
Erschienen in:
Clinical Research in Cardiology
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Ausgabe 11/2008
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Excerpt
Positron emission tomography (PET) is the unrivalled imaging modality to quantitatively and noninvasively track biochemical pathways and study pharmacological mechanisms in vivo. Although the value of cardiac PET has been firmly established in research settings for over two decades, its role in the clinical arena has till recently remained small scaled owing to its limited availability, high costs, and technical demands. The number of cardiac PET centers, however, is steadily increasing and the development of hybrid imaging systems, such as PET/CT, that allow for simultaneous assessment of anatomy and metabolism, has given the clinical potential of cardiac PET a major boost. …