Hybrid Imaging in Cardiovascular Medicine – Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy – PDF

This eBook, entitled Hybrid Imaging in Cardiovascular Medicine – Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy, is a comprehensive guide to multimodality imaging. It provides an overview of the instruments and methods used in the detection and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and includes practical case studies to illustrate each approach. Topics covered include SPECT-CT, PET-CT, SPECT-MRI, PET-optical imaging, PET-MRI, SPECT-optical imaging, photoacoustic imaging, and hybrid intravascular imaging.
This eBook also addresses the vital issues of multimodality imaging probes and image quantification. It is a useful educational resource for medical imaging professionals, cardiology and radiology specialists, as well as biomedical engineers. The book provides an introduction to the field and highlights the advancements that have been made in the quantitative analysis of molecularly targeted imaging, with improved reproducibility and reliability of imaging data. The case illustrations cover a range of topics, including multimodality image fusion and kinetic modeling.