Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography: a Clinical Perspective |
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Authors: | Christian L. Polte Iris Burck Peter Gjertsson Milan Lomsky Stephan G. Nekolla Eike Nagel |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Cardiology,Sahlgrenska University Hospital,Gothenburg,Sweden;2.Institute of Medicine,The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg,Gothenburg,Sweden;3.Institute for Experimental and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, DZHK Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging,University Hospital Frankfurt,Frankfurt/Main,Germany;4.Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology,University Hospital Frankfurt,Frankfurt/Main,Germany;5.Department of Clinical Physiology,Sahlgrenska University Hospital,Gothenburg,Sweden;6.Department of Nuclear Medicine,Technical University of Munich,Munich,Germany |
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Abstract: | Cardiac positron emission tomography is a powerful, quantitative, non-invasive imaging modality, which adds valuable diagnostic and prognostic information to the clinical work-up. Myocardial perfusion and viability imaging are, as a result of continuously growing evidence, established clinical indications that may be cost-effective, due to the high diagnostic accuracy of cardiac positron emission tomography, despite high single-test costs. In the field of inflammation imaging, new indications are entering the clinical arena, which may contribute to a better diagnosis and overall patient care, as for instance in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, prosthetic valve endocarditis and cardiac device infections. This review will discuss the individual strengths and weaknesses of cardiac positron emission tomography and, hence, the resulting clinical usefulness based on the current evidence for an individualized, patient-centered imaging approach. |
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