FDG-PET/CT and PET/MR in Cardiovascular Diseases

Dr Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau is a Nuclear Medicine Physician who specializes in cardiovascular imaging. He is Division head of Nuclear Medicine at the Montreal Heart Institute, Canada, Associate Professor at the University of Montreal, Canada, and an Instructor in Radiology at the Gordon Center for Medical Imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is actively involved in postgraduate and CME teaching. His research interests are PET imaging of various inflammatory and infectious cardiovascular diseases as well as PET imaging in coronary artery disease. He is the recipient of the Fonds de Recherche du Quebec (FRQS) Clinical Research Scholar scholarship.  Dr Patrick Martineau is a Nuclear Medicine Physician specializing in PET imaging. He is a physician at the BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of British Columbia. His research interests include PET imaging with special emphasis on cardiovascular and oncological applications. He is actively involved in postgraduate and CME teaching.

• Section I: Instrumentation and Metabolism.- Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Basics.- Cardiac PET/MR basics.- Review of Cardiac Metabolism and FDG.- Myocardial Suppression Protocols.- Section II: Inflammatory and Malignant Disorders.- Cardiac Sarcoidosis.- Myocarditis.- Large Vessel Vasculitis.- Pericardial Diseases.- Ventricular Arrhythmias.- FDG-PET Imaging of Cardiac Tumors.- Section III: Cardiovascular Infections.- Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.- Native Valve Endocarditis.- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection.- Vascular Graft Infection.- Left Ventricular Assisting Device Infection.- Sternal Wound Infection.- Section IV: Atherosclerotic Disease.- Peripheral Atherosclerotic Disease.- Coronary Artery Disease.- Viability Imaging.- Section V: FDG-PET in Special Populations.- Pediatrics Cardiovascular FDG-PET imaging.- FDG-PET/CT in Heart Transplant.- Pitfalls of FDG-PET in cardiovascular Imaging.- Atlas of Cases.

“This book provides a comprehensive overview of cardiovascular PET imaging. It is well written, easy to understand and comes with high quality images throughout. It is an excellent resource for those new to the subject matter, a simple revision tool for practitioners wanting a refresher and is highly recommended.” (Peter Strouhal, RAD Magazine, June, 2023)