BookGary V. Heller, Robert C. Hendel, editors.
Contents:
Part 1. Ordering the Test: Nuclear Cardiology Procedures
1. SPECT / Robert C. Hendel
2. Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography / Justin Lundbye
Part 2. Patient Selection, Which Patient?
3. Overview of Guidelines and Appropriate Use Criteria / Katarina H. Nelson and Robert C. Hendel
4. Assessment of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease / Richard T. Ruffin Jr and Gary V. Heller
5. Evaluation of Patients with Known Coronary Artery Disease / Dimitrios Barmpouletos and Gary V. Heller
6. Preoperative Evaluation / Niberto A. Moreno and Robert C. Hendel
7. The Role of Cardiac Nuclear Imaging in Heart Failure Sanjeev U. Nair and Gary V. Heller
8. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Specific Patient Populations / Raja C. Pullatt and Gary V. Heller
Part 3. Test performance: How to do it
9. Exercise Stress Testing / Jacqueline V.A. Dawson and Robert C. Hendel
10. Pharmacologic Stress Testing / Apurva O. Badheka and Robert C. Hendel
11. SPECT Radiopharmaceuticals / Vikas Tandon, Nadine Gauthier, and Terrence D. Ruddy
12. SPECT Instrumentation / Jared H. Strydhorst, Ross A. Davies, and R. Glenn Wells
13. PET Radiopharmaceuticals / Jean N. DaSilva, Ana C. Valadiva, Ilias Mylonas, Tayebeh Hadizad, Robert A. deKemp, and Rob S.B. Beanlands
14. PET Instrumentation / Jennifer M. Renaud, Rob S.B. Beanlands, and Robert A. deKemp
15. Radiation Safety / Gary R. Small, Benjamin J.W. Chow, Rob S.B. Beanlands, and Renée Hessian
Part 4. Test Results: What Do They Mean?
16. Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Robert C. Hendel
17. Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease with Nuclear Cardiology / Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat and Robert C. Hendel
Part 5. Comparative effectiveness of Nuclear Cardiology
18. Exercise Tolerance Testing / Amyn Malik and Gary V. Heller
19. Echocardiography / Melissa J. Tracy and Robert C. Hendel
20. Cardiac Computed Tomography Imaging / Talhat Azemi and Gary V. Heller
21. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging / Talhat Azemi and Gary V. Heller
22. Cardiac Catheterization / Amyn Malik and Gary V. Heller.