New Imaging Protocols for New Single Photon Emission CT TechnologiesCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 3 - Trang 162-170 - 2010
Piotr J. Slomka, Daniel S. Berman, Guido Germano
Nuclear cardiology practitioners have several new technologies available with which to perform myocardial perfusion single photon emission CT (MPS). These include dedicated small-footprint cardiac scanners, new stationary or semi-stationary three-dimensional detectors, and advanced software algorithms for optimal image reconstruction. These new technologies have been employed to reduce imaging tim...... hiện toàn bộ
Myocardial Fat ImagingCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 3 - Trang 83-91 - 2010
Peter Kellman, Diego Hernando, Andrew E. Arai
The presence of intramyocardial fat may form a substrate for arrhythmias, and fibrofatty infiltration of the myocardium has been shown to be associated with sudden death. Therefore, noninvasive detection could have high prognostic value. Fat-water–separated imaging in the heart by MRI is a sensitive means of detecting intramyocardial fat and characterizing fibrofatty infiltration. It is also usefu...... hiện toàn bộ
Hand-carried cardiac ultrasoundCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 1 - Trang 66-71 - 2009
Kirk T. Spencer
Advances in cardiac ultrasound have included the development of larger, more powerful platforms with advanced imaging features and quantitative analysis packages. However, a parallel yet polar opposite development has also occurred: the introduction of smaller, less powerful platforms with limited imaging capabilities has sparked a new genre of cardiac imaging. Several terms are used to describe t...... hiện toàn bộ
Myocardial metabolic imaging: Viability and beyondCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 2 - Trang 223-229 - 2009
Raymond R. Russell
Because of the high metabolic cost of maintaining an adequate cardiac output, the heart possesses the ability to utilize a wide variety of metabolic substrates, including fatty acids, glucose, lactate, amino acids, and ketone bodies. The relative contribution of each of these substrates is regulated by multiple factors, including substrate concentration, presence of adequate blood flow and oxygen,...... hiện toàn bộ
Molecular Imaging of ThrombosisCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 3 - Trang 34-41 - 2010
Andrea J. Wiethoff, Marcus R. Makowski, Marcus Katoh, Elmar Spuentrup, René M. Botnar
The diagnosis of thromboembolic diseases throughout the vascular system has been conducted with varying degrees of success by x-ray, ultrasound, CT, and MRI. Recently, a variety of potential molecular targets have been identified for early thrombus detection. This article describes these potential targets and the application of several imaging modalities currently being investigated to more accura...... hiện toàn bộ
Intracoronary thermography: Utility to detect vulnerable and culprit plaques in patients with coronary artery diseaseCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 2 - Trang 300-306 - 2009
Peter J. Larsen, Sergio Waxman
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory process, and vulnerable plaques are characterized by an increased inflammatory infiltrate that generates heat. Intracoronary thermography (ICT) is a catheter-based technique for the functional imaging of atherosclerotic plaques, with the ability to identify potential vulnerable and culprit plaques in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). ICT is able to det...... hiện toàn bộ
T 1 Mapping Techniques in Assessment of Ventricular StiffnessCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 8 Số 2 - Trang 1-7 - 2015
Ellims, Andris H., Taylor, Andrew J.
Myocardial fibrosis is a fundamental process in the development of heart failure and can be quantified by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with T 1 mapping techniques. By measuring post-contrast myocardial T 1 time and obtaining invasively determined ventricular pressure-volume data, a mechanistic link between diffuse myocardial fibrosis and increased ventricular stiffness has recently bee...... hiện toàn bộ
The Role of Radionuclide Imaging in Congenital Heart DiseaseCurrent Cardiovascular Imaging Reports - Tập 10 - Trang 1-15 - 2017
Andrew M. Crean, Fozia Ahmed, Manish Motwani
Congenital heart disease is a growing healthcare issue since the majority of children who underwent surgical repair are now surviving into adult life. However, these patients are generally fixed but not cured and many will go on to develop significant morbidity as adults. The purpose of this review is to discuss the utility of radionuclide imaging in the management of these patients with a focus o...... hiện toàn bộ