Nuclear Cardiology and Multimodal Cardiovascular Imaging: a Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Recent years have seen numerous advances in cardiovascular nuclear medicine technology, leading to more precise diagnoses and treatment and an expanded understanding of the molecular basis for cardiac disease. Nuclear Cardiology and Multimodal Cardiovascular Imaging is a one-stop, comprehensive guide to the diagnostic and clinical implications of this complex and increasingly important technology. Part of the Braunwald family of renowned cardiology references, it provides cutting-edge coverage of multimodal cardiac imaging along with case vignettes and integrated teaching content-ideal for cardiologists, cardiology fellows, radiologists, and nuclear medicine physicians.

Table of Contents:

    Evaluating Myocardial Perfusion SPECT

    Interpretation, Reporting and Guidelines

    Image Artifacts

    Radionuclide Angiography

    Choice of Stress Test

    Use in Stable patients with Known or Suspected CAD

    Serial Testing

    Patients with PCI and CABG

    Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Risk Stratification in Non-Cardiac Surgery

    MPI of Special Patient Groups

    Patients with Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy

    Other Forms of Heart Disease

    Patients with Chest Pain

    Viability Assessment

    Extra-cardiac Incidental Findings

    Newer Tools for Assessment of Heart Failure

    Improving SPECT MPI Efficiency and Reducing Radiation

    Myocardial Perfusion SPECT/CT: The Added Value of CT Imaging

    Cardiac PET and PET/CT: Artifacts and Tracers