Molecular Imaging Insight - March 2008 - (Page 1) Molecular Imaging Insight Editor Johannes Czernin, MD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Editor@MolecularImaging.net Editorial Mary C. Tierney, Editorial Director mtierney@trimedmedia.com Beth Walsh, Senior Editor bwalsh@trimedmedia.com Lisa Fratt, Features Writer lfratt@trimedmedia.com Jonathan Batchelor, Web Editor jbatchelor@trimedmedia.com Justine Cadet, News Editor jcadet@trimedmedia.com Sarah Lamberti, Assistant News Editor slamberti@trimedmedia.com Interactive Media Amy Lizotte, Interactive Media Manager alizotte@trimedmedia.com Jeff Hill, Interactive Media Developer jhill@trimedmedia.com Art & Design Michele Rivera, Art Director mrivera@trimedmedia.com Jason Litchfield, Production Editor jlitchfield@trimedmedia.com Subscriptions & Client Services Kate Tibbits, Circulation Manager ktibbits@trimedmedia.com Administration Kristen Bouthillier, Business Manager kbouthillier@trimedmedia.com 401.383.5660, ext. 200 Publisher Jack Spears jspears@trimedmedia.com 401.383.5660, ext. 202 Editorial Submissions & Information Editorial@MolecularImaging.net Subscriptions Subs@MolecularImaging.net Creative Services & Information Art@MolecularImaging.net Corporate Office 235 Promenade Street, Suite 455 Providence, Rhode Island 02908 tel. 401.383.5660 fax 401.383.3896 Sponsored by an educational grant from: table of contents March 2008 – Vol. 2 No. 2 MolecularImaging.net COVER STORY 03 Hybrid Imaging: Redefining Women’s Heart Health PET/CT and SPECT/CT are helping to detect and diagnose coronary artery disease in women earlier and better. Previously underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed altogether particularly in women, new exams are effectively assessing myocardial perfusion, offering an alternative to nuclear stress tests that often lead to false positive results in women. Fewer attenuation artifacts also mean sharper images. By Amy Buttell Crane FROM THE EDITOR 02 Diagnosing Heart Disease By Johannes Czernin, MD FEATURED ARTICLES 06 PET/CT in HD: Seeing More, Clearly Case Study: UT Southwestern Medical Center By Sarah Lamberti 08 The Ammonnia Option: PET/CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 13 N-Ammonia, an established imaging probe, is now a viable option in the community setting. By Lisa Fratt 10 Clinical Study Digest: PET/CT & Oncology PET/CT is demonstrating success in lymphoma, soft-tissue sarcoma, cervical and colon cancer and in graft-versus-host disease. By Jonathan Batchelor Molecular Imaging Insight (ISSN 1941-0549) is published quarterly by TriMed Media Group, Inc. Copyright © 2008 by TriMed Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden without permission. The information, opinions and statements expressed in the articles and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser. Molecular Imaging Insight and Siemens Medical make no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in the articles. Siemens’ sponsorship is not intended to convey endorsement of or affiliation with the authors. 13 Turning to SPECT/CT for Calcium Scoring to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease SPECT/CT offers a new paradigm to for cardiac care—opening the door to CAD screening. By Lisa Fratt 14 Pint-size Power: PET/CT and SPECT/CT in Pediatrics Molecular imaging is meeting the needs of pediatrics for oncology, neurology, orthopedics and infection imaging. By Sarah Lamberti On the cover: Images courtesy of Siemens. MolecularImaging.net March 2008 | Molecular Imaging Insight 1 http://MolecularImaging.net http://MolecularImaging.net
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