Quantitative analysis has been applied extensively to image processing and interpretation in
nuclear cardiology to improve disease diagnosis and risk stratification. This is Part 2 of a two …

Abstract Purpose of Review Current non-invasive tests for evaluating patients with
peripheral artery disease (PAD) have significant limitations for early detection and …

Objective Positron emission tomography (PET) integrating assessment of perfusion with 13
N-ammonia (NH3) and viability with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has high accuracy to …

Ischemic heart disease ranges in severity from slightly reduced myocardial perfusion with
preserved contractile function to chronic occlusion of coronary arteries with myocardial cells …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), with myocardial infarction (MI) being one of the crucial
components, wreak havoc in developed countries. Advanced imaging technologies are …

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET) is an
established tool for evaluation of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). The …

Purpose The objective of this study was to assess the incremental value of myocardial wall
motion and thickening compared with perfusion alone obtained from gated single-photon …

Abstract Purpose of Review It is currently debated what role cardiac viability imaging plays
in clinical practice, as newer randomized studies have refuted the previously reported …

Radioisotope research at the linear accelerator of INR RAS has been developing since
1989. In 1992, a facility for the irradiation of isotope targets and radioisotope production was …

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is characterized by impairment of blood
flow associated with arterial stenosis and frequently coexisting microvascular disease and is …