Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, Second Edition

Gary V. Heller MD, PhDProfessor of Medicine and Nuclear MedicineUniversity of Connecticut School of MedicineFarmington, CTAssociate Director, CardiologyDirector, Nuclear CardiologyHartford HospitalHartford, CTRobert C. Hendel, MDProfessor of Medicine and RadiologyDirector of Cardiac Imaging and Outpatient Cardiology ServicesCardiovascular Division, Department of MedicineUniversity of Miami Miller School of MedicineMiami, FLDirector, Cardiovascular Intensive Care UnitUniversitiy of Miami HospitalMiami, FL

• ContributorsPrefaceSection 1: The Building Blocks of Nuclear Cardiology1. Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology Physics, Lindsey Tauxe2. Dosimetry in Nuclear Cardiology, Dacian Bonta3. Cardiac SPECT and PET Instrumentation, S. James Cullom, James A. Case, and Timothy A. Bateman4. Quality Control for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, April MannSection 2: Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Procedures and Interpretation5. Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Testing, Robert C. Hendel6. SPECT Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Protocols, Milena J. Henzlova and Lane Duvall7. Assessment of Ventricular Function Using ECG-gated SPECT Imaging, Gary V. Heller, Sachin Navare, and Robert C. Hendel8. Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Robert C. Hendel9. Quality, Appropriateness, and Accreditation/Certification in Nuclear Cardiology, Robert C. HendelSection 3: Other Nuclear Cardiology Procedures10. Radionuclide Angiography-Equilibrium and First Pass, Kim A. Williams11. Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography, Kyle A. Richards and Gary V. Heller12. Radionuclide SPECT Imaging of Myocardial Ischemia and Cardiac Innervation, Jeffrey A. Kohn and Mark I. Travin13. Hybrid Imaging: SPECT-CT and PET-CT, Sanjeev A. Francis and Sharmila DorbalaSection 4: Applications and Indications of Nuclear Cardiology14. Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease, Osman Faheem and Gary V. Heller15. Risk Stratification with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Robert C. Hendel and Gary V. Heller16. Preoperative Risk Assessment for Non-cardiac Surgery, William J. Mosley II and Thomas A. Holly17. Evaluation of Ischemia Therapies in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease, Amyn Malik and Gary V. Heller18. Radionuclide Imaging in Heart Failure, Gautam V. Ramani and Prem Soman19. The Role of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Assessment of the Diabetic Patient, Dimitrios Barmpouletos and Gary V. Heller20. Assessment of Women, Donna M. Polk and Gary V. Heller21. Acute Rest Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Emergency Department, Anuj Shah, Asad Rizvi, and Gary V. HellerSection 5: Alternative Non-invasive Cardiac Procedures22. ECG Exercise Testing, J. Wells Askew and Todd D. Miller23. Echocardiography, Abhijeet Koli, Christopher Gans, and Thomas D. Stamos24. Coronary Calcium Scanning for Risk Stratification of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients, Leslee J. Shaw25. Cardiac CT Angiography (CCTA), Sanjeev Nair and Justin Lundbye26. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Peter G. DaniasAnswers to Review QuestionsIndex