Dr schindler and 28 expert coauthors have written a 12 chapter textbook on molecular and multimodality imaging of cardiovascular disease the text provides a well written discussion of the technical characteristics and clinical applications of advanced cardiac imaging modalities including pet mr imaging ct hybrid pet mr imaging and hybrid pet ct the first two chapters are devoted to . The utility of multimodality imaging techniques for diagnosis and evaluation is discussed in the context of various clinical scenarios including ischemic cardiomyopathy myocarditis myocardial fibrosis cardiac sarcoidosis and atherosclerotic plaque disease written by renowned researchers and clinicians the book is an ideal concise reference on todays most advanced imaging techniques it will appeal to all clinicians trainees and technicians who are involved in the diagnosis and . Molecular and multimodality imaging in cardiovascular disease editors schindler thomas of the combined use of imaging modalities in order to acquire important functional and morphological information on cardiovascular disease and enhance disease detection the recent developments in pet mri cardiac ct pet ct and spect ct and their impact on clinical practice are explained and special . The utility of multimodality imaging techniques for diagnosis and evaluation is discussed in the context of various clinical scenarios including ischemic cardiomyopathy myocarditis myocardial fibrosis cardiac sarcoidosis and atherosclerotic plaque disease. Th schindler rt george and jac lima eds new york ny springer 2015 247 pages 159 dr schindler and 28 expert coauthors have written a 12 chapter textbook on molecular and multimodality imaging of cardiovascular disease the text provides a well written discussion of the technical