The positron emission tomography (PET) molecular imaging technique has gained its
universal value as a remarkable tool for medical diagnosis and biomedical research …

Abnormalities in the cardiac sympathetic nervous system have been documented in various
heart diseases and have been directly implicated in their pathogenesis and disease …

With this document, we provide a standard for PET/(diagnostic) CT imaging procedures in
cardiovascular diseases that are inflammatory, infective, infiltrative, or associated with …

Nuclear imaging techniques can detect and quantify pathophysiological processes
underlying heart failure, complementing evaluation of cardiac structure and function with …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disease burden worldwide.
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging with either single-photon emission computed …

18F-N-[3-bromo-4-(3-fluoro-propoxy)-benzyl]-guanidine (18F-LMI1195) is a new PET tracer
designed for noninvasive assessment of sympathetic innervation of the heart. The 18F label …

While acute myocardial infarction mortality declines, patients continue to face reinfarction
and/or heart failure. The immune system, which intimately interacts with healthy and …

Cardiac sympathetic activity plays a key role in supporting cardiac function in both health
and disease conditions, and nuclear cardiac imaging has always represented the only way …

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

Abstract Purpose of Review Successful treatment of cancer can be hampered by the
attendant risk of cardiotoxicity, manifesting as cardiomyopathy, left ventricle systolic …