Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts

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Section I: Technical Developments in Cardiovascular PET

1.    Cardiovascular PET Cameras: detectors: BSO vs. LSO/LYSO, line source vs. hybrid PET/CT, 3-D versus 2D acquisition, etc

2.    Cyclotrons, Generators, Delivery systems for Cardiac PET imaging

3.    Radiation Exposure with Cardiovascular PET: new data

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              Section II: New Developments in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac PET

 

5.    Clinical Update: Indications, Protocols, Accuracy, Risk stratification

6.    Hybrid Imaging: Value of Calcium Scoring with case examples

7.    Quantitative myocardial blood flow – technical and quality control issues with case examples

8.    Quantitative myocardial blood flow – clinical importance with case examples

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              Section III: New Developments in Viability Assessment with Cardiac PET

 

10. Clinical update on role and value

Patient preparation for FDG viability: diabetic and non-diabetic

Interpretation of PET viability studies with examples

         

              Section IV:  Current Status of Assessment of          Cardiac Sarcoid with FDG Imaging

 

11. Clinical need: current assessment

Patient preparation

Supportive data 

How to do: value of MRI?

Interpretation of cardiac sarcoid studies with case examples

     Assessment of therapies: timing, indications

               Reporting cardiac sarcoid studies          

 

              Section V: Infection and Vascular Inflammation 

             Imaging

                                                                                    

         10. Infection imaging: ICD, leads, endocarditis

                

              Section VI: New Tracers in Cardiovascular PET

 

 

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