conclusion ped software of dual-source ct combined with perfusion imaging can significantly improve the detection rate of peripheral pulmonary embolism. results ctpa images revealed 50 (7.81%) segmental and 56 (4.38%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms, while the ped images showed 68 (10.63%) segmental and 94 (7.34%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms. thus, the detection rate on ped images for p...

Non-invasive vascular imaging § § Non-invasive assessment of vascular and entothelial § § function Radionuclide Imaging § § Molecular imaging § § Intravascular ultrasound § § Optical coherence tomography § § Article types include original clinical and basic research This supplement aims to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of current developments in this important area. Topics addre...

Multimodality cardiovascular imaging plays a central role in caring for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). CHD clinicians and scientists are interested not only in cardiac morphology but also in the maladaptive ventricular responses and extracellular changes predisposing to adverse outcomes in this population. Expertise in the applications, strengths, and pitfalls of these cardiovasc...

The application of imaging to cardiovascular diseases fosters the diagnosis, clinical management, and risk stratification patients, thus leading early detection cardiac vascular [...]

This editorial refers to ‘Cardiovascular molecular imaging: an overview’ by A. Saraste et al., pp. 643– 652, this issue; ‘Ultrasound molecular imaging of atherosclerosis’ by B.A. Kaufmann, pp. 617–625, this issue; ‘Contrast ultrasound molecular imaging of inflammation in cardiovascular disease’ by J.R. Lindner, forthcoming; ‘Molecular imaging using contrast-enhanced ultrasound: evaluation of an...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Molecular imaging with targeted tracers by positron emission tomography (PET) allows for the noninvasive detection and characterization of biological changes at the molecular level, leading to earlier disease detection, objective monitoring of therapies, and better prognostication of cardiovascular diseases progression. Here we rev...

Dara L Kraitchman, VMD, PhD Johns Hopkins University Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science Baltimore, MD 21287 USA Introduction: Cardiovascular cell therapy trials, which were initiated over a decade ago using skeletal myoblasts,[1] are primarily targeted at adult stem cell lines. Initial trials with a limited number of patients have shown the safety of various cell...

Over the last several years, cardiovascular MRI has benefited from a number of technical advances which have improved routine clinical imaging techniques. As a result, MRI is now well positioned to realize its longstanding promise of becoming the comprehensive cardiac imaging test of choice in many clinical settings. This may be achieved using a combination of basic advanced techniques. In this...

IMAGING VIGNETTE Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Imaging Leslee J. Shaw, PHD HEART DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES, RESPONSIBLE for 1 in every 4 women’s deaths. Despite increases in awareness over the past decade, only 54% of women recognize that heart disease is their number 1 killer. Almost two-thirds (64%) of women who die suddenly of coronary heart dis...