Atlas Of Nuclear Cardiology

The fifth edition of this book presents clinical data, image acquisition, and interpretation of nuclear cardiology procedures through high quality illustrative image examples. It includes up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of advances in instrumentation, radiotracers, protocols, and clinical studies. New content includes indications in imaging cardiac sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, and device infections as well as recent advances in instrumentation (Hybrid PET/MR). It also provides fresh chapters on the history of nuclear cardiology imaging, radionuclide handling techniques and radiation safety, PET-based myocardial perfusion imaging, and vascular imaging. The entire field is presented in pictographic form that is visually pleasing and conforming to current trends of medical education. The fifth edition of the Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology is an essential reference for cardiologists, radiologists, and nuclear medicine physicians interested in the latest approaches to noninvasive diagnostic cardiovascular nuclear imaging techniques. It also serves as a ready reference textbook for medical students and residents as well as nuclear physicists, nuclear medicine technologists, and radiopharmacists.

Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology, an Imaging Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, offers the practical, case-based guidance both cardiologists and radiologists need to make optimal use of nuclear imaging techniques in the evaluation of cardiovascular function. Drs. Ami E. Iskandrian and Ernest V. Garcia discuss hot topics including PET and PET-CT, SPECT and gated SPECT, myocardial perfusion imaging, equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography, and equilibrium radionuclide angiography in a consistent, clearly illustrated format. The fully searchable text is also online at www.expertconsult.com - supplemented with an image and video library - making this an ideal resource for mastering nuclear cardiology. Access the fully searchable contents online at www.expertconsult.com, along with a moving image library that demonstrates myocardial perfusion imaging, myocardial tracers, PET, PET-CT, and gated SPECT. Stay current on recent developments in nuclear cardiac imaging such as equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography (ERNA) and first-pass radionuclide angiography (FPRNA). Master the application of techniques to specific clinical situations with detailed case studies and discussions of challenging issues. Gain a clear visual understanding from numerous, high-quality images in full color. Find information quickly and easily thanks to a practical, consistent format throughout the text.

A companion to the 6th edition Nuclear Cardiac Imaging, the atlas provides an expansive set of case examples and information not included in the textbook. An abundance of multiple-choice exam questions throughtout serves as a challenging self-assessment tool for readers testing their knowledge.

The aim of this text is to review pertinent clinically relevant topics in nuclear cardiology for the clinician referring patients for nuclear cardiology studies, performing and reading nuclear cardiology studies, and for those who are training to do so. The information here is practical, concise and clinically relevant for the day-to-day practice of nuclear cardiology. Topics that are likely to be seen in the daily practice of nuclear cardiology are emphasized. A case-based format is used with heavy emphasis on illustrations, making this a case-based atlas of nuclear cardiology.