Vasken Dilsizian, MD, MASNC, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine and Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA Gerald M. Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, and Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, Westside Medical Imaging, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

• Contributors viiForeword xiRobert O. Bonow1 Positron Emission Tomography 1Juan Jose Vaquero and Stephen L. Bacharach2 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 38Joseph Selvanayagam, Gaetano Nucifora, and Stefan Neubauer3 Cardiac Computed Tomography 91Dahlia Banerji, Sandeep Hedgire, and Udo Hoffmann4 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Progress in Quantitative Assessment of Blood Flow and Flow Reserve 129Thomas H. Schindler, Ines Valenta, and Vasken Dilsizian5 PET Imaging of Myocardial Metabolism in Health and Disease 175Robert J. Gropler and Linda R. Peterson6 PET Imaging of Autonomic Innervation and Receptors 203James T. Thackeray and Frank M. Bengel7 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography 236R. Reeve Ingle, Amr A. Youssef , Dwight G. Nishimura, and Phillip C. Yang8 CMR to Assess Morphology, Function, Perfusion, and Viability 282Himanshu Gupta, Oleg F. Sharifov, Heewon Kim, Kuncheng Li, and Gerald M. Pohost9 Cardiac CT for Coronary Imaging 327Marisa Lubbers and Koen Nieman10 Multislice CT: Myocardial Function, Perfusion, and Viability 345Raymond T. Yan, Richard T. George, and Joao A. C. Lima11 Cardiac CT and MR for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Setting 366Nupur Verma, Tan‐Lucien Mohammed, and Charles S. White12 Noninvasive Imaging of High‐Risk Plaque 388Amir Ahmadi, Farouc A. Jaffer, and Jagat Narula13 Molecular Imaging Targets in Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Remodeling 405Nabil E. Boutagy, Attila Feher, Saad Sikanderkhel, and Albert J. Sinusas14 Nuclear Imaging Guidance for Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias 436John Duell, Mark F. Smith, Wengen Chen, Vasken Dilsizian, and Timm‐Michael L. DickfeldIndex 450

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Vasken Dilsizian, MD, MASNC, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine and Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA Gerald M. Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, and Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, Westside Medical Imaging, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

• Contributors viiForeword xiRobert O. Bonow1 Positron Emission Tomography 1Juan Jose Vaquero and Stephen L. Bacharach2 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 38Joseph Selvanayagam, Gaetano Nucifora, and Stefan Neubauer3 Cardiac Computed Tomography 91Dahlia Banerji, Sandeep Hedgire, and Udo Hoffmann4 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Progress in Quantitative Assessment of Blood Flow and Flow Reserve 129Thomas H. Schindler, Ines Valenta, and Vasken Dilsizian5 PET Imaging of Myocardial Metabolism in Health and Disease 175Robert J. Gropler and Linda R. Peterson6 PET Imaging of Autonomic Innervation and Receptors 203James T. Thackeray and Frank M. Bengel7 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography 236R. Reeve Ingle, Amr A. Youssef , Dwight G. Nishimura, and Phillip C. Yang8 CMR to Assess Morphology, Function, Perfusion, and Viability 282Himanshu Gupta, Oleg F. Sharifov, Heewon Kim, Kuncheng Li, and Gerald M. Pohost9 Cardiac CT for Coronary Imaging 327Marisa Lubbers and Koen Nieman10 Multislice CT: Myocardial Function, Perfusion, and Viability 345Raymond T. Yan, Richard T. George, and Joao A. C. Lima11 Cardiac CT and MR for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Setting 366Nupur Verma, Tan‐Lucien Mohammed, and Charles S. White12 Noninvasive Imaging of High‐Risk Plaque 388Amir Ahmadi, Farouc A. Jaffer, and Jagat Narula13 Molecular Imaging Targets in Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Remodeling 405Nabil E. Boutagy, Attila Feher, Saad Sikanderkhel, and Albert J. Sinusas14 Nuclear Imaging Guidance for Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias 436John Duell, Mark F. Smith, Wengen Chen, Vasken Dilsizian, and Timm‐Michael L. DickfeldIndex 450

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Vasken Dilsizian, MD, MASNC, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine and Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA Gerald M. Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, and Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, Westside Medical Imaging, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

• Contributors viiForeword xiRobert O. Bonow1 Positron Emission Tomography 1Juan Jose Vaquero and Stephen L. Bacharach2 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 38Joseph Selvanayagam, Gaetano Nucifora, and Stefan Neubauer3 Cardiac Computed Tomography 91Dahlia Banerji, Sandeep Hedgire, and Udo Hoffmann4 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Progress in Quantitative Assessment of Blood Flow and Flow Reserve 129Thomas H. Schindler, Ines Valenta, and Vasken Dilsizian5 PET Imaging of Myocardial Metabolism in Health and Disease 175Robert J. Gropler and Linda R. Peterson6 PET Imaging of Autonomic Innervation and Receptors 203James T. Thackeray and Frank M. Bengel7 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography 236R. Reeve Ingle, Amr A. Youssef , Dwight G. Nishimura, and Phillip C. Yang8 CMR to Assess Morphology, Function, Perfusion, and Viability 282Himanshu Gupta, Oleg F. Sharifov, Heewon Kim, Kuncheng Li, and Gerald M. Pohost9 Cardiac CT for Coronary Imaging 327Marisa Lubbers and Koen Nieman10 Multislice CT: Myocardial Function, Perfusion, and Viability 345Raymond T. Yan, Richard T. George, and Joao A. C. Lima11 Cardiac CT and MR for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Setting 366Nupur Verma, Tan‐Lucien Mohammed, and Charles S. White12 Noninvasive Imaging of High‐Risk Plaque 388Amir Ahmadi, Farouc A. Jaffer, and Jagat Narula13 Molecular Imaging Targets in Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Remodeling 405Nabil E. Boutagy, Attila Feher, Saad Sikanderkhel, and Albert J. Sinusas14 Nuclear Imaging Guidance for Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias 436John Duell, Mark F. Smith, Wengen Chen, Vasken Dilsizian, and Timm‐Michael L. DickfeldIndex 450

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