Nuclear cardiac imaging
Subtitle: principles and applications
By: edited by Ami E. Iskandrian and Mario S. Verani.
Contributors: Iskandrian, Ami E., 1941-; Verani, Mario S.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 511
Subjects: Heart -- Radionuclide imaging.; Heart -- radionuclide imaging.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. A brief historical perspective on nuclear cardiology; title: Ch. 2. Radiation physics and radiation safety; title: Ch. 3. Imaging instrumentation; title: Ch. 4. Kinetics of myocardial perfusion imaging radiotracers; title: Ch. 5. Acquisition, processing, and quantification of nuclear cardiac images; title: Ch. 6. Image artifacts; title: Ch. 7. Myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography attenuation correction; title: Ch. 8. Gated single-photon emission computed tomography; title: Ch. 9. Exercise treadmill testing and exercise myocardial perfusion imaging; title: Ch. 10. Pharmacologic stress testing and other alternative techniques in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease; title: Ch. 11. Risk assessment in CAD; title: Ch. 12. Use of nuclear techniques in the assessment of patients before and after cardiac revascularization procedures; title: Ch. 13. Diagnosis and risk assessment in women; title: Ch. 14. Evaluation of patients with acute chest pain syndromes: assessment with perfusion imaging in the emergency department; title: Ch. 15. Fatty acid and MIBG imaging; title: Ch. 16. Myocardial perfusion imaging in the assessment of  therapeutic interventions; title: Ch. 17. Radionuclide angiography; title: Ch. 18. Positron emission tomography; title: Ch. 19. Myocardial viability/hibernation; title: Ch. 20. Other heart diseases; title: Ch. 21. Development of newer radiotracers for evaluation of myocardial and vascular disorders; title: Ch. 22. Nuclear cardiology compared to other imaging methods; title: Ch. 23. Cost-effectiveness analysis in nuclear cardiology; title: Ch. 24. Interpreting and reporting nuclear studies; title: Ch. 25. ACC/AHA/ASNC guidelines and position papers; title: Ch. 26. Practical aspects of running a nuclear cardiology laboratory.