MEDAMI 2014 - III MEDITERRANEAN THEMATIC WORKSHOP IN ADVANCED MOLECULAR IMAGING

Session

CARDIAC SESSION

3 Sept 2014, 17:00

Hotel Portoconte

Conveners

CARDIAC SESSION

• Marie Alix Duval

80. The role of molecular imaging in cardiology. Limits of cardiac imagers available. Is there a need for new devices?

Markus Schwaiger (Technische Universität München)

03/09/2014, 17:00

Molecular Imaging (MI) using tracer techniques and multimodal instrumentation allows integrative tissue characterization. PET/CT offers excellent spatial resolution to delineate coronary anatomy and myocardial dimensions by fast CT, while PET in combination with a variety of tracers provides unique insights in processes like substrate metabolism, inflammation and innervation of the heart....