Handbook of Nuclear Cardiology - Cardiac SPECT and Cardiac PET

This small handbook provides a "just the facts" approach to the use of nuclear cardiology for the general cardiology population. It is an adjunct to the existing literature in providing a simple case-based approach to the methodology, application and results of the use of nuclear cardiology. It is a fast-access, pocket-sized compendium of information, heavily biased toward a clinical cardiology population. As such it will be a low-priced, colorful and appealing reference resource that will be popular to a large number of cardiologists internationally. As greater numbers of countries invest in the new techniques, the hunger for information will increase vastly.Table of ContentSECTION I: Ordering the Test: Nuclear Cardiology Procedures.- 1.SPECT – R. Hendel.- 2. PET – J. Lundbye.- SECTION II. Patient Selection, Which Patient?.- 3.Overview of guidelines and appropriate use of criteria - K. Nelson and R. Hendel.- 4.Suspected coronary artery disease: symptomatic, asymptomatic, ED Imaging – R. Ruffin and G. Heller.- 5.Patients with CAD: Post MI, Post revascularization (CABG/PCI), stable CAD – D. Barmpouletos and G. Heller.- 6.Preoperative evaluation – Moreno and R. Hendel.- 7.Patients with heart failure – S. Nair and G. Heller.- 8.Unique populations: Diabetes, women, chronic renal failure, elderly - R. Pullatt and G. Heller.- SECTION III. Test performance: How to do it.- 9.Exercise stress testing – J. Dawson and R. Hendel.- 10.Pharmacologic Stress Testing – A. Badheka and R. Hendel.- 11.SPECT Radiopharmaceuticals - V. Tandon, N. Gauthier, C. Bensimon, T. Ruddy.- 12.SPECT Instrumentation - J. Strydhorst, R.A. Davies, Glenn Wells.- 13.PET Radiopharmaceuticals (A. C. Valadiva, T. Hadizad, J. DaSilva).- 14.PET Instrumentation J. Renaud, R. Beanlands, RA deKemp.- 15.Radiation safety (dosimetry and impact of serial testing) - G. mall, B. Chow, R. Hessian.- SECTION IV. Test results: What do they mean?.- 16.Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging – R. Hendel.- 17.Risk stratification and management of Ischemic Heart Disease with Nuclear Cardiology – T. Tanawuttiwat and R. Hendel.- SECTION V. Comparative effectiveness of Nuclear Cardiology.- 18. Exercise tolerance testing – A. Malik and G. Heller.- 19.Echocardiography – M. Tracy and R. Hendel.- 20.Cardiac CT – T. Azemi and G. Heller, MD.- 21.Cardiac MRI – T. Azemi and G. Heller.- 22.Cardiac Catheterization – A. Malik and G. HellerReview QuoteFrom the reviews:“This is a concise handbook designed for quick acquisition of the fundamentals of numerous practical issues in nuclear imaging. … This book is suitable for technicians, students, advanced practice clinicians, physicians in training, and clinicians who interpret, perform, or wish to gain knowledge about cardiac SPECT/cardiac PET. … Its succinct nature and its focus on clinical practicality results in a handbook that is appropriate for novices interested in cardiac SPECT and cardiac PET imaging.” (Sudarone Thihalolipavan, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2013)Nuclear cardiology procedures have been a mainstay in non-invasive testing for the diagnosis and risk stratification of coronary artery disease for many years. Although a mature field with a multitude of clinical applications, the advances in agents and imaging procedures have been remarkable and important to document. Handbook of Nuclear Cardiology: Cardiac SPECT and Cardiac PET reviews the important indications for nuclear cardiology procedures, and provides a description of the procedures themselves, including both SPECT and the newer PET imaging protocols as well as key references. The book emphasizes how noninvasive testing results can be used clinically and the appropriateness of such techniques. The editors and their contributors present critical clinical information on cardiac SPECT and PET within a concise and logical structure, which will be vital for trainees, practicing physicians, nurses and technologists looking for a brief, up-to-date overview and reference volume for nuclear cardiology.Provides simple, case-based approach to the subject Functions as an adjunct to existing literature As a low-priced, colorful and appealing reference resource it will be popular with a large number of cardiologists internationally Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras