Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, Fourth Edition

SECTION 1. FUNDAMENTALS OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
1. Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology PhysicsC. David Cooke, James R. Galt and E. Lindsey Tauxe
2. Radiation Safety and Protection in Nuclear CardiologyJames R. Galt, C. David Cooke and Jason S. Tavel
3. Radiopharmaceuticals for Cardiovascular ImagingJames C. Case and Gary V. Heller
4. Cardiac SPECT and PET InstrumentationJames A. Case
5. Quality Control in SPECT, Dedicated PET, and Hybrid CT ImagingSue Miller, Sunil Selvin, Joey Stevens
6. Radiation Exposure and Reduction Strategies in Myocardial Perfusion ImagingMichael C. Desiderio and Gary V. Heller
7. Physician Certification and Laboratory AccreditationRobert C. Hendel and Gursukhman Deep S. Sidhu
SECTION 2. RADIONUCLIDE MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING
8. Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress TestingSeyed Mehdi Khalafi, Archana Ramireddy and Robert C. Hendel
9. SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ProtocolsMilena J. Henzlova, Cole B. Hirschfeld and Andrew J. Einstein
10. Cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomographic ImagingMatthew Memmott, Parthiban Arumugam and Gary V. Heller
11. Myocardial Blood Flow Quantitation in Clinical PracticeKrishna K. Patel and Timothy M. Bateman
12. Ventricular FunctionPrem Soman and Saurabh Malhotra
13. Non-Cardiac FindingsRupa M. Sanghani and Jamario Skeete
14. Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT and PET Myocardial Perfusion ImagingRobert C. Hendel and Gary V. Heller
SECTION 3. INDICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
15. Clinical Applications of Quantitation and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear CardiologyRobert J. H. Miller and Piotr J. Slomka
16. Appropriate Use of Nuclear Cardiology TechniquesGursukhman Deep S. Sidhu and Robert C. Hendel
17. Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery DiseaseSanjeev U. Nair and Gary V. Heller
18. Evaluation of Patients with Known Coronary Artery DiseaseJavier Gomez and Rami Doukky
19. Risk Stratification with Myocardial Perfusion ImagingJavier Gomez and Rami Doukky
20. Nuclear Cardiovascular Imaging in Special PopulationsRobert Hendel, Michael Desiderio and Gary V Heller
21. Preoperative Risk Assessment for Non-Cardiac SurgeryMuhammad Siyab Panhwar, Sumeet S. Mitter and Robert Hendel
22. Radionuclide Imaging in Heart FailureGautam V. Ramani and Prem Soman
SECTION 4. BEYOND PERFUSION IMAGING
23. Nuclear Cardiology Procedures in the Evaluation of Myocardial ViabilityChristiane Wiefels, Fernanda Erthal, Benjamin Chow, Gary Heller and Rob Beanlands
24. Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiac InnervationMark I. Travin and Ana Valdivia
25. Imaging Cardiac Amyloidosis Cory Henderson, Dillenia Rosica and Sharmila Dorbala
26. 18F-FDG PET/CT for Imaging Cardiac Sarcoidosis and InflammationCesia Gallegos, Bryan D. Young and Edward J. Miller
27. Hybrid Imaging: SPECT–CT and PET–CTCory Henderson, Patrycja Galazka and Sharmila Dorbala

Complete with review questions, detailed answers, and new and emerging techniques—the go-to guide for acing certification or recertification exams in nuclear cardiology

Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, Fourth Edition provides the information you need to know regarding indications for and interpretation of results of a nuclear test. It’s the perfect study guide for certification and recertification exams, including the Certification Board Examination in Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC).  

This concise textbook focuses on the clinical application of imaging technology—with the added bonus of review questions with detailed answers. It covers all the latest advances in this rapidly changing field, primarily in the areas of PET and amyloid imaging, as well as other aspects of the nuclear imaging.

Features:

• Revised chapters on radiopharmaceuticals and instrumentation
• NEW chapters on Cardiac PET, focusing on myocardial perfusion and quantitative determination of myocardial blood flow
• NEW and revised chapters on FDG PET imaging, covering myocardial viability, sarcoid imaging, and infection/endocarditis imaging
• NEW information on interpreting and reporting of nuclear cardiology studies to include both PET and SPECT
• A focused chapter on appropriate use criteria to reflect the latest recommendations and CMS requirements
• NEW chapter on cardiac amyloid imaging, including indications, imaging procedures, interpretation and strategies for use of the data
• Incorporation of alternative testing approaches within each of the current chapters

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