Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Cardiac PET is a non-invasive imaging procedure known for efficiently and accurately diagnosing heart disease. Kim McDaniel ...

Cardiac PET is a powerful imaging modality for diagnosing heart disease. While many healthcare providers have PET/CT cameras, they might lack the capability to offer cardiac PET if their ...

CT scans, MRI, 3-dimensional echocardiography (3-D echo), and PET/CT. "It's a new era we're at the tipping point right now," says Robert M. Steiner, MD, FACC, director of cardiac and pulmonary ...

In the human model, 38 patients with PAH underwent 18 F-FAPI PET imaging, with right heart catheterization and echocardiography performed within one week to assess pulmonary hemodynamics and ...

This month, Houston Methodist Hospital delivered the first doses in a phased rollout of the cardiac PET agent at early adopter imaging centers nationwide, which includes UW Health University ...

New research could pave the way toward a new method of pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis and monitoring.

PET imaging is instrumental in evaluating myocardial viability, blood flow, and overall cardiac function, promoting its use in cardiology settings. The PET scanner market is segmented into hospitals, ...

Varadpande says PET scans are not limited to oncology. They play a significant role in cardiology, assessing heart health by identifying blood flow issues, heart damage, and abnormal substance ...