DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this book is to provide the outline for the "nuts and bolts" establishment and operation of a nuclear cardiology laboratory. In so doing, the authors have attempted to deal with the relevant issues that a laboratory director must address in either setting up the laboratory or maintaining its competitive edge and clinical competence over time. The authors primarily attempted to identify issues related to outpatient imaging facilities. However, where appropriate issues related to inpatients in hospital-based laboratories are also discussed.
In this new edition, the authors have kept the basic format established in the first edition. In addition to reviewing, modifying and updating each chapter in the first edition, they have added entirely new chapters on PET imaging, hybrid imaging and the clinical appropriateness of nuclear cardiology procedures.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Laboratory Logistics
Chapter 3 Radiation Safety
Chapter 4 Patient Preparation
Chapter 5 Stress Procedures
Chapter 6 SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Acquisition and Processing Protocols
Chapter 7 Planar Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Acquisition and Processing Protocols
Chapter 8 Planar Equilibrium Angiocardiography Acquisition and Processing Protocols
Chapter 9 SPECT Equilibrium Angiocardiography Acquisition and Processing Protocols
Chapter 10 Display and Analysis of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Images
Chapter 11 Acquisition, Processing, Display and Analysis of PET Imaging
Chapter 12 Hybrid Imaging
Chapter 13 Display and Analysis of Planar Myocardial Perfusion Images
Chapter 14 Display and Analysis of Planar Equilibrium Angiocardiography
Chapter 15 Display and Analysis of SPECT Equilibrium Angiocardiography
Chapter 16 Cardiac Nuclear Imaging Artifacts
Chapter 17 Nuclear Cardiology Reports
Chapter 18 Remote Reading and Networking
Chapter 19 Quality Assurance
Chapter 20 Other Laboratory Protocols and Policies
Chapter 21 Emergency Department Imaging
Chapter 22 Laboratory Accreditation
Chapter 23 Coding and Billing
Chapter 24 Appropriateness Guidelines
