Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts

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





11. Flurpiridaz to be the primary topic

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