O+/E Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications

Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, Third Edition provides concise, expert guidance on indications for nuclear cardiology procedures, specification of tests, and interpretation of results. Completely updated with the latest techniques and procedures, this well-illustrated guide is essential to clinicians who require a practical understanding of this specialty as well as trainees, including cardiology fellows and radiology residents. The book explains when to refer, which test to prescribe, and how to interpret the results.

The Third Edition reflects a substantial revision of the previous editions. These updates include a greatly expanded section on PET imaging, and additional chapters have been added to clarify many of the basic principles of nuclear cardiology, including radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, quality imaging, and radiation exposure. Throughout the book emphasis is placed on clinical application of imaging technology, and a separate chapter on the appropriate use of radionuclide images has been added.

The addition of more than 100 Q&A with answers and explanations makes Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, Third Edition invaluable for board review.

If you are in need of an authoritative text written to optimize the clinical practice of nuclear cardiology, your search ends here.

CONTENTS

Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology (110 pages)

1. Fundamentals of nuclear physics (Tauxe) (20)

2. Radiation safety and monitoring (35) (Tauxe)

Receiving/handling

Dose calibration

ALARA

Regulations

3. Radiopharmaceuticals (25)

SPECT

PET

Others

4. Nuclear cardiology instrumentation (Case) (25)

Detector characteristics and arrays

Collimations

Attenuation correction

Image processing including wide beam reconstruction

PET

5. Quality Assessment (Tilkemeier) (10)

6. Radiation-reduction strategies (Heller)

Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) (100 pages)

7. Stress testing (Hendel) (30)

8. SPECT protocols (Henzlova) (20)

Stress-only

Quantitation

Prone imaging

AC

9. PET MPI protocols (Beanlands) (10)

Agents (brief)

Devices

CBF

10. ECG-gating and LV function (Soman) (10)

Methods

Correlations

Dysnchrony

11. Interpretation and reporting. (Hendel) (20)

Artifacts

12. Quality Issues (Hendel/Tilkeimeir) (10)

Standards for QC

Metrics

QI programs

Accreditation/certificate

Indications and Applications of MPI (100 pages)

13. Overview of appropriate use (Hendel)

14. Suspected CAD (Dx) (Heller)

Sensitivity/specificity

Bayesian analysis

15. Risk assessment for ischemic heart disease (Douky)

16. Preoperative evaluation (Holly)

17. Post interventional assessment (Heller)

18. Heart failure (Soman)

Diagnosis

Role in treatment

Allograft vasculopathy

19. Unique populations (Doukky)

Diabetics

Women

Ethnic/Racial

Acute chest pain

s/p chemotherapy

20. Cost-effectiveness, including PET (Shaw)

Nuclear Cardiology Beyond Myocardial Perfusion (60 pages)

21. Viability determination SPECT/PET (Holly) (10)

22. First pass and equilibrium RNA (Williams) (10)

23. Neurohumoral Imaging (Travin) (10)

24. Ischemia fatty acid imaging (Tamaki) (10)

25. Inflammation and Infection imaging (Dorbala) (10)

Endocarditis

Sarcoidosis

Amyloidosis

26. SPECT and PET Hybrid imaging with CT and MR (Gropler) (10)

Alternative non-invasive testing (Compare more to NC) (40 pages)

27. ECG exercise testing (Miller) (10)

28. Echocardiograph (Gilliam) (10)

29. CACS & CCTA (Lundbye) (10)

30. CMR (Kramer) (10)

Case reviews and question (50 pages)

25 cases from multiple sites (selected authors from above)

Videos (20)