Nuclear Cardiac Imaging: Principles and Applications Book

	Contributors
1	A Brief Historical Perspective on Nuclear Cardiology	1
2	Radiation Physics and Radiation Safety	7
3	Imaging Instrumentation	28
4	Kinetics of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Radiotracers	51
5	Acquisition, Processing, and Quantification of Nuclear Cardiac Images	74
6	Image Artifacts	91
7	Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Attenuation Correction	106
8	Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography	121
9	Exercise Treadmill Testing and Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	137
10	Pharmacologic Stress Testing and Other Alternative Techniques in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease	164
11	Risk Assessment in CAD	190
1	Suspected CAD/Known Stable CAD	190
2	Risk Assessment in Acute Coronary Syndromes	207
3	Risk Assessment before Noncardiac Surgery	244
12	Use of Nuclear Techniques in the Assessment of Patients before and after Cardiac Revascularization Procedures	257
13	Diagnosis and Risk Assessment in Women	271
14	Evaluation of Patients with Acute Chest Pain Syndromes: Assessment with Perfusion Imaging in the Emergency Department	280
15	Fatty Acid and MIBG Imaging	293
1	IPPA-BMIPP	293
2	MIBG Imaging	305
16	Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Assessment of Therapeutic Interventions	311
17	Radionuclide Angiography	323
1	First-Pass	323
2	Equilibrium Imaging	346
18	Positron Emission Tomography	368
19	Myocardial Viability/Hibernation	386
20	Other Heart Diseases	399
21	Development of Newer Radiotracers for Evaluation of Myocardial and Vascular Disorders	419
22	Nuclear Cardiology Compared to Other Imaging Methods	457
23	Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Nuclear Cardiology	468
24	Interpreting and Reporting Nuclear Studies	478
25	ACC/AHA/ASNC Guidelines and Position Papers	483
26	Practical Aspects of Running a Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory	485
App	Revised 2002 COCATS Guidelines for Level II Training in Nuclear Cardiology	497
	Index	499