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| Overview |
A detailed review of the techniques used in nuclear cardiology This well-illustrated guide offers a comprehensive look at the principles and techniques behind myocardial perfusion imaging, including instrumentation and cameras, general considerations, radiopharmaceuticals, and radiation safety and regulatory issues. Whether you are a physician or technologist, a resident or fellow in training, or are preparing for the Cardiology Board Exam, Nuclear Cardiology: Technical Applications is the most effective way to learn the important technical aspects of performing accurate nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT studies. Features:
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| About the authors |
Gary V. Heller, MD, PhD, Associate Director, Cardiology Director, Nuclear Cardiology Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program Professor of Medicine and Nuclear Medicine University of Connecticut School of Medicine Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT
April Mann, BA, CNMT, NCT, RT(N),
Robert C. Hendel, MD,FACC, FAHA, FASNC, |
| Table of contents |
Color plates appear after page 208 Preface Section 1. Camera and Instrumentation 1. SPECT Instrumentation, James Kritzman 2. Positron Emission Tomography Instrumentation, R. Glenn Wells, Robert A. deKemp, and Rob S.B. Beanlands Section 2: Radiopharmaceuticals 3. Basic Principles of Flow Tracers, Haris Athar and Gary V. Heller 4. PET Radiopharmaceuticals, Gavin Noble 5. Fatty Acid Metabolic SPECT Imaging: Applications in Nuclear Cardiology, Christopher Pastore, Edouard Daher, John Babich, and James E. Udelson 6. Cardiac Neuronal Imaging with 123I-mIBG, Mark Travin Section 3: Principles and Technique Considerations for Stress Testing 7. Exercise Testing, Brian G. Abbott 8. Pharmacologic Stress Testing in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Technical ApplicationRami Doukky Section 4: SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Techniques 9. Protocols and Acquisition Parameters for SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, April Mann 10. Myocardial SPECT Processing, Russell D. Folks 11. Technical Considerations in Quantifying Myocardial Perfusion and Function, Edward P. Ficaro and James R. Corbett 12. Artifacts and Quality Control for Myocardial SPECT Including Attenuation Correction, S. James Cullom Section 5: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging PET Techniques 13. Positron Emission Tomographic Techniques and Procedures: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Timothy M. Bateman 14. PET for Assessing Myocardial Viability, Marcelo F. Di Carli 15. Attenuation & Scatter Correction in Cardiac PET, James A. Case and Bai-Ling Hsu Section 6: Cardiac Computerized Tomography 16. Fundamentals of Computed Tomography and Computed Tomography Angiography, James A. Case, Bai-Ling Hsu, and S. James Cullom Section 7: Imaging Ventricular Function 17. Technical Aspects of Scintigraphic Evaluation of Ventricular Function, Kim A. Williams 18. ECG Gated SPECT Imaging, James A. Arrighi 19. Planar and SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography, James A. Arrighi, Brian G. Abbott, and Frans J.Th. Wackers Section 8: Radiation Safety and Regulatory Issues 20. Radiation Safety, Jennifer Prekeges Index |
