Nuclear cardiology

Sabharwal, N

Nuclear cardiology - 2nd - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017 - xvi, 293p. - Oxford specialist handbooks in cardiology .

Text includes: Introduction to nuclear cardiology; Radiation physics, biology and protection; The gamma camera; Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); Radionuclide ventriculography;Introduction to myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Radiopharmaceuticals used in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy: image interpretation; Other nuclear cardiological investigations; Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET). Includes symbols and abbreviations

Nuclear Cardiology is a self-contained guide to this cardiac imaging subspecialty. Including both technical and clinical aspects, it provides a foundation of essential knowledge common to practitioners from any background. Fully updated with coverage of new indications for gamma camera imaging, increased focus on attenuation correction and SPECT-CT and detail on the design use and clinical implications of solid-state gamma cameras throughout, this second edition for nuclear cardiology trainees and practitioners is fully illustrated with colour plates to aid clinical practice.

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