Abstract 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF) represent emerging
PET tracers used to assess atherosclerosis-related inflammation and molecular calcification …

A number of exciting advances in PET/CT technology and improvements in methodology
have recently converged to enhance the feasibility of routine clinical quantification of …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare myocardial blood flow (MBF) and
myocardial flow reserve (MFR) estimates from rubidium-82 positron emission tomography …

Background—There remains limited insight into the pathophysiology and therapeutic
advances directed at improving prognosis for patients with heart failure with preserved …

Background—Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is a key prognostic determinant after heart
transplant. Detection and risk stratification of patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy are …

Three-dimensional (3D) mode imaging is the current standard for PET/CT systems. Dynamic
imaging for quantification of myocardial blood flow with short-lived tracers, such as 82Rb …

Rubidium-82 has a long story, starting in 1954. After preclinical studies in dogs showing that
myocardial uptake of this radionuclide was directly proportional to myocardial blood flow …

PET has evolved tremendously over the last 40 years. From humble beginnings in brain
imaging, limited at first to a few research centers in the 1960s and 1970s, 1, 2 PET has now …

Introduction Data indicates there are 4 main pulmonary sarcoidosis duration/treatment
phenotypes: asymptomatic, acute (disease duration< 1–2 years), chronic and advanced …

Purpose To cross-compare three software packages (SPs)—Carimas, FlowQuant, and
PMOD—to quantify myocardial perfusion at global, regional, and segmental levels. Materials …