BookGary V. Heller, Robert C. Hendel.
Summary: This book covers basic principles of nuclear cardiology, including radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, quality imaging, and radiation exposure.
Contents:
Section 1: Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology Physics
Chapter 2: Radiation Safety and Protection in Nuclear Cardiology
Chapter 3: Radiopharmaceuticals for Cardiovascular Imaging
Chapter 4: Cardiac SPECT and PET Instrumentation
Chapter 5: Quality Control in SPECT, Dedicated PET, and Hybrid CT Imaging
Chapter 6: Radiation Exposure and Reduction Strategies in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Chapter 7: Physician Certification and Laboratory Accreditation
Section 2: Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Chapter 8: Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Testing
Chapter 9: SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Protocols
Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging
Chapter 11: Myocardial Blood Flow Quantitation in Clinical Practice
Chapter 12: Ventricular Function
Chapter 13: Non-Cardiac Findings
Chapter 14: Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT and PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Section 3: Indications and Applications
Chapter 15: Clinical Applications of Quantitation and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Cardiology
Chapter 16: Appropriate Use of Nuclear Cardiology Techniques
Chapter 17: Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
Chapter 18: Evaluation of Patients with Known Coronary Artery Disease
Chapter 19: Risk Stratification with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Chapter 20: Nuclear Cardiovascular Imaging in Special Populations
Chapter 21: Preoperative Risk Assessment for Noncardiac Surgery
Chapter 22: Radionuclide Imaging in Heart Failure
Section 4: Beyond Perfusion Imaging
Chapter 23: Nuclear Cardiology Procedures in the Evaluation of Myocardial Viability
Chapter 24: Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiac Innervation
Chapter 25: Imaging Cardiac Amyloidosis
Chapter 26: 18F-FDG PET/CT for Imaging Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Inflammation
Chapter 27: Hybrid Imaging: SPECT-CT and PET-CT.