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
Author(s): Gary V. Heller, Robert C. Hendel
Edition: 4
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Global Education
Year: 2022
Language: English
Tags: Nuclear Cardiology; Cardiovascular Medicine; Cardiology
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Section 1 Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology 1
1 Fundamentals of Nuclear Cardiology Physics C. David Cooke James R. Galt E. Lindsey Tauxe 3
2 Radiation Safety and Protection in Nuclear Cardiology James R. Galt C. David Cooke Jason S. Tavel 15
3 Radiopharmaceuticals for Cardiovascular Imaging James A. Case Gary V. Heller 29
4 Cardiac SPECT and PET Instrumentation James A. Case 49
5 Quality Control in SPECT, Dedicated PET, and Hybrid CT Imaging Sue Miller Sunil Selvin Joey Stevens 73
6 Radiation Exposure and Reduction Strategies in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Michael C. Desiderio Gary V. Heller 97
7 Physician Certification and Laboratory Accreditation Robert C. Hendel Gursukhman Deep S. Sidhu 109
Section 2 Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 119
8 Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Testing Seyed Mehdi Khalafi Archana Ramireddy Robert C. Hendel 121
9 SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Protocols Milena J. Henzlova Cole B. Hirschfeld Andrew J. Einstein 141
10 Cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging Matthew J. Memmott Parthiban Arumugam Gary V. Heller 155
11 Myocardial Blood Flow Quantitation in Clinical Practice Krishna K. Patel Gary V. Heller Timothy M. Bateman 175
12 Ventricular Function Prem Soman Saurabh Malhotra 195
13 Non-Cardiac Findings Rupa M. Sanghani Jamario Skeete 217
14 Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT and PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Robert C. Hendel Gary V. Heller 233
Section 3 Indications and Applications 271
15 Clinical Applications of Quantitation and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Cardiology Robert J.H. Miller Piotr J. Slomka 273
16 Appropriate Use of Nuclear Cardiology Techniques Gursukhman Deep S. Sidhu Robert C. Hendel 289
17 Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease Sanjeev U. Nair Gary V. Heller 299
18 Evaluation of Patients with Known Coronary Artery Disease Javier Gomez Rami Doukky 323
19 Risk Stratification with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Javier Gomez Rami Doukky 339
20 Nuclear Cardiovascular Imaging in Special Populations Robert C. Hendel Michael C. Desiderio Gary V. Heller 371
21 Preoperative Risk Assessment for Noncardiac Surgery Muhammad Siyab Panhwar Sumeet S. Mitter Robert C. Hendel 405
22 Radionuclide Imaging in Heart Failure Gautam V. Ramani Prem Soman 419
Section 4 Beyond Perfusion Imaging 429
23 Nuclear Cardiology Procedures in the Evaluation of Myocardial Viability Christiane Wiefels Fernanda Erthal Benjamin Chow Gary V. Heller Rob S.B. Beanlands 431
24 Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiac Innervation Mark I. Travin Ana Valdivia 457
25 Imaging Cardiac Amyloidosis Cory Henderson Dillenia Rosica Sharmila Dorbala 479
26 18F-FDC PET/CT for Imaging Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Inflammation Cesia Gallegos Bryan D. Young Edward J. Miller 495
27 Hybrid Imaging: SPECT-CT and PET-CT Cory Henderson Patrycja Galazka Sharmila Dorbala 517
Section 5 Review Questions 533
Answers and Explanations for Review Questions 563
Index 585
