Nuclear cardiology – Current status of the clinical application.

Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine 2026 Open access

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Authors: Oliver Lindner, Christian Goetz, Frank Michael Bengel, Axel Hans-Peter Linke, Alexander Maier, Μαρία Παπαθανασίου, Sigmund Silber, Christoph Rischpler, Simon Greulich, Jan A. Bucerius
DOI: 10.1055/a-2778-2169
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Abstract

This updated position paper from the German Society of Nuclear Medicine (DGN) and the German Cardiac Society (DGK) replaces the original statement from 2018. It gives an overview of the fields of application and the current value of nuclear cardiological imaging. The topics covered include chronic coronary syndrome, including viability diagnostics and the special value of positron emission tomography (PET), cardiomyopathies, cardiac sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, infectious endocarditis and inflammation of cardiac implants.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Publication details

Journal / source
Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine
Volume
65
Issue
02
Pages
52–59
Publication date
16 January 2026
Language
DE