Cardiac CT, PET and MR

A complete guide to non-invasive imaging techniques in cardiology

Today’s imaging technologies offer cardiologists more ways than ever to diagnose conditions of the heart without the need of endoscopies and other invasive procedures. Now in its third edition,Cardiac CT, PET and MRI continues to provide an in-depth explanation of these tools and their correct applications, while also exploring cardiac imaging’s most recent and groundbreaking developments.

This wide-ranging guide places CT, PET and MRI in a practical context, illustrating clearly their respective functions as they apply to specific cardiological disorders and clinical situations. With the addition of seven new chapters, it also offers an expanded insight into PET – an increasingly popular and affordable diagnostic utility, hitherto underexplored in texts devoted to imaging. Cardiac CT, PET and MRI includes:          

    Clinically focused examinations of CT, PET and MRI – the three most popular non-invasive imaging modalities
    Illustrative full-color photos and images
    Access to a companion website featuring additional content

Cardiologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, physicists, and imaging technologists alike will find the third edition of Cardiac CT, PET and MRI an informative and accessible resource with a direct use in their day-to-day practice.

Vasken Dilsizian, MD, MASNC, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Director, Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine and PET Imaging,Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine,University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 Gerald M. Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California. USA