Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications Complete with review questions, detailed answers, and new and emerging techniques―the go-to guide for acing certification or recertification exams in nuclear cardiology

Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, Fourth Edition provides the information you need to know regarding indications for and interpretation of results of a nuclear test. It’s the perfect study guide for certification and recertification exams, including the Certification Board Examination in Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC).

This concise textbook focuses on the clinical application of imaging technology―with the added bonus of review questions with detailed answers. It covers all the latest advances in this rapidly changing field, primarily in the areas of PET and amyloid imaging, as well as other aspects of the nuclear imaging.

Features:

• Revised chapters on radiopharmaceuticals and instrumentation
• NEW chapters on Cardiac PET, focusing on myocardial perfusion and quantitative determination of myocardial blood flow
• NEW and revised chapters on FDG PET imaging, covering myocardial viability, sarcoid imaging, and infection/endocarditis imaging
• NEW information on interpreting and reporting of nuclear cardiology studies to include both PET and SPECT
• A focused chapter on appropriate use criteria to reflect the latest recommendations and CMS requirements
• NEW chapter on cardiac amyloid imaging, including indications, imaging procedures, interpretation and strategies for use of the data
• Incorporation of alternative testing approaches within each of the current chapters

Contents

۱. Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology Physics
۲. Radiation Safety and Protection in Nuclear Cardiology
۳. Radiopharmaceuticals for Cardiovascular Imaging
۴. Cardiac SPECT and PET Instrumentation
۵. Quality Control in SPECT, Dedicated PET, and Hybrid CT Imaging
۶. Radiation Exposure and Reduction Strategies in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
۷. Physician Certification and Laboratory Accreditation
۸. Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Testing
۹. SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Protocols
۱۰. Cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging
۱۱. Myocardial Blood Flow Quantitation in Clinical Practice
۱۲. Ventricular Function
۱۳. Non-Cardiac Findings
۱۴. Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT and PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
۱۵. Clinical Applications of Quantitation and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Cardiology
۱۶. Appropriate Use of Nuclear Cardiology Techniques
۱۷. Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
۱۸. Evaluation of Patients with Known Coronary Artery Disease
۱۹. Risk Stratification with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
۲۰. Nuclear Cardiovascular Imaging in Special Populations
۲۱. Preoperative Risk Assessment for Noncardiac Surgery
۲۲. Radionuclide Imaging in Heart Failure
۲۳. Nuclear Cardiology Procedures in the Evaluation of Myocardial Viability
۲۴. Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiac Innervation
۲۵. Imaging Cardiac Amyloidosis
۲۶. ۱۸F-FDG PET/CT for Imaging Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Inflammation
۲۷. Hybrid Imaging. SPECT–CT and PET–CT