Advanced Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease

Foreword. Wenkebach Lecture: Clinical Impact of Cardiac PET; H.R. Schelbert.

Part One: Atherosclerosis.

1. Stable and Unstable Atherosclerotic Plaques: Plaque Biology in Relation to Acute Events; A.C. van der Wal, A.E. Becker.

2. Atherosclerosis Viewed from the Inside; P. den Heijer.

3. Raman Spectroscopy of Atherosclerosis: Towards Real-Time in vivo Histochemistry and Pathology; T.J. Römer, et al.

4. Coronary Vascular Function in Stable and Unstable Angina; S.H.J. Monnink, et al.

5. The Role of Imaging Techniques in the Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis; H.J.G.H. Mulder, et al.

Part Two: Myocardial Ischemia.

6. The Coronary Microcirculation and Myocardial Ischemia; P.G. Camici, O. Rimoldi.

7. Myocardial Ischemia and Cholesterol Lowering Therapy; H.- M.J. Siebelink, A.J. van Boven.

8. Myocardial Ischemia and Pain; G.J. ter Horst.

9. Functional Neuroimaging of Angina Pectoris; S.D. Rosen.

Part Three: Myocardial Viability.

10. Clinical Relevance of Myocardial Viability; F.C. Visser, et al.

11. Pathophysiology of Acute or Short-Term Hibernation; T.J.C. Ruigrok, et al.

12. Myocardial Hibernation: Blood Flow and Metabolism; J.-L.J. Vanoverschelde, et al.

13. Imaging Techniques in Determining Myocardial Viability and Hibernation; M. Gunning, R. Underwood.

14. Improvement of LV Function by a PET Based Revascularization Strategy: A Prospective Randomized Comparison with SPECT; H.-M.J. Siebelink, et al.

15. FDG SPECT to Assess Myocardial Viability; J.J. Bax, et al.

Part Four: Heart Failure.

16. Myocardial Ischemia in Heart Failure: Value of Positron Emission Tomography; D.J. van Veldhuisen, et al.

17. Study of Cardiac Function with PET or SPECT; G. Germano.

18. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiac Function and Flow: Present and Future; A.C. van Rossum.

19. Development of Ligands for Receptor Imaging; P.H. Elsinga, et al.

20. Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure; R.M.H.J. Brouwer, et al.

- Index