Crown years for non-invasive cardiovascular imaging (Part II): 40 years of nuclear cardiology

[摘要] The year 2013 is a remarkable year in cardiovascular medicine from a historical point of view. It can be considered a crown year for non-invasive clinical cardiovascular imaging as we can look back on 60 years of echocardiography, 40 years of nuclear cardiology, 30 years of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and 30 years of cardiac computed tomography. In a previous Editor’s Comment 60 years of echocardiography were described (Part I). In this Editor’s Comment (Part II) we will briefly look back to the roots of nuclear cardiology and its main achievements.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学