Noninvasive Imaging of Cardiac Metabolism formatIsbn:Softcover 9789401079761 In medicine the understanding and formatIsbn:Softcover 9783642430046 In medicine the understanding and interpretation of the complex reality of illness currently refers either to an organismic approach that focuses on the physical or to a 'holistic' approach that takes into account the patient's human sociocultural involvement ArzneImittel cardiovascular nuclear imaging focused on static myocardial imaging using either thallium 201 or technetium 99m pyrophosphate for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction around 1980 pessimists predicted the premature demise of cardiovascular nuclear imaging with the introduction of digital subtraction angiography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging