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Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography

Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography

Schwaiger, Markus

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Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, Book 165

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 1461285240
ISBN13: 9781461285243
Publisher: Springer
Published: Sep 27 2011
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
It is the mark of an instructed mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits, and not to seek exactness where only an approximation of the truth is possible. Aristotle With the development of imaging techniques, the in vivo study of human anatomy and physiology has become possible with increasing approximation of the truth. Advances have been made not only in data acquisition, but also in processing as well as visualization of functional and morphological data. Following the successful application of planar two-dimensional imaging approaches, more recently three-dimensional data acquisition and correspond- ing tomographic image reconstruction has become possible. With the rapid growth of computer support, advanced processing allows for user-friendly interaction with complex data sets. Classical x-ray imaging techniques have matured to excellent spatial resolution and contrast, which provide specific delineation of anatomical changes occurring in cardiovascular disease. In parallel, the use of tracer principles supported the successful introduction of nuclear medicine procedures for the functional characterization of physiology and pathophysiology. The application of such techniques were initially limited by relatively poor spatial resolution, but excelled in high sensitivity 30 years, scintigraphic imaging emerged from and specificity. In the last rectilinear scanning to planar gamma camera imaging and single-photon xvi Preface emISSIOn tomography (SPECT). Based on these advances and the experi- mental success of autoradiography, the potential of scintigraphy as a clinical and research tool has been well appreciated.

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