DESCRIPTION:
Nuclear cardiology procedures have been a mainstay in non-invasive testing for the diagnosis and risk stratification of coronary artery disease for many years. Although a mature field with a multitude of clinical applications, the advances in agents and imaging procedures have been remarkable and important to document.
Handbook of Nuclear Cardiology: Cardiac SPECT and Cardiac PET reviews the important indications for nuclear cardiology procedures, and provides a description of the procedures themselves, including both SPECT and the newer PET imaging protocols as well as key references. The book emphasizes how noninvasive testing results can be used clinically and the appropriateness of such techniques.
The editors and their contributors present critical clinical information on cardiac SPECT and PET within a concise and logical structure, which will be vital for trainees, practicing physicians, nurses and technologists looking for a brief, up-to-date overview and reference volume for nuclear cardiology.
CONTENTS:
Part I Ordering the Test: Nuclear Cardiology Procedures
1. SPECT
2. Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography
Part II Patient Selection, Which Patient?
3. Overview of Guidelines and Appropriate Use Criteria
4. Assessment of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
5. Evaluation of Patients with Known Coronary Artery Disease
6. Preoperative Evaluation
7. The Role of Cardiac Nuclear Imaging in Heart Failure
8. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Specific Patient Populations
Part III Test Performance: How to Do It
9. Exercise Stress Testing
10. Pharmacologic Stress Testing
11. SPECT Radiopharmaceuticals
12. SPECT Instrumentation
13. PET Radiopharmaceuticals
14. PET Instrumentation
15. Radiation Safety
Part IV Test Results: What Do They Mean?
16. Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
17. Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease with Nuclear Cardiology
Part V Comparative Effectiveness of Nuclear Cardiology
18. Exercise Tolerance Testing
19. Echocardiography
20. Cardiac Computed Tomography Imaging
21. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging
22. Cardiac Catheterization
