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Hybrid Imaging: PET–CT and SPECT–CT

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The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging

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Hybrid scanners combining PET or SPECT with high-resolution multi-detector CT are becoming the standard for almost all commercially available systems. Hybrid scanners offer the ability to assess the anatomy of the heart and coronary arteries and the functional evaluation either at stress (for assessment of induced ischaemia) or at rest (for viability) in association with the left ventricular systolic function. Therefore, combining functional information from PET or SPECT is appealing.1

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    Juhani Knuuti & Philipp A. Kaufmann

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  1. Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Instituto Cardiovascular, C/Professor Martin Lagos, s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    José Luis Zamorano

  2. Medical Center Dept. Cardiology, Leiden University, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, Leiden, ZA, Netherlands

    Jeroen J. Bax

  3. Dept. Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Frank E. Rademakers

  4. Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, FI-20521, Turku, Finland

    Juhani Knuuti

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Knuuti, J., Kaufmann, P. (2010). Hybrid Imaging: PET–CT and SPECT–CT. In: Zamorano, J.L., Bax, J.J., Rademakers, F.E., Knuuti, J. (eds) The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-421-8_4

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