Gary Heller

Complete with review questions, detailed answers, and new and emerging techniques—the go-to guide for acing certification or recertification exams in nuclear cardiologyNuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, Fourth Edition provides the information you need to know regarding indications for and interpretation of results of a nuclear test. It’s the perfect study guide for certification and recertification exams, including the Certification Board Examination in Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC). This concise textbook focuses on the clinical application of imaging technology—with the added bonus of review questions with detailed answers. It covers all the latest advances in this rapidly changing field, primarily in the areas of PET and amyloid imaging, as well as other aspects of the nuclear imaging.Features:• Revised chapters on radiopharmaceuticals and instrumentation• NEW chapters on Cardiac PET, focusing on myocardial perfusion and quantitative determination of myocardial blood flow• NEW and revised chapters on FDG PET imaging, covering myocardial viability, sarcoid imaging, and infection/endocarditis imaging• NEW information on interpreting and reporting of nuclear cardiology studies to include both PET and SPECT• A focused chapter on appropriate use criteria to reflect the latest recommendations and CMS requirements• NEW chapter on cardiac amyloid imaging, including indications, imaging procedures, interpretation and strategies for use of the data• Incorporation of alternative testing approaches within each of the current chapters

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.An expertly written state-of-the-art review of every aspect of cardiovascular PET imagingFilling a void in the medical literature, this much needed resource clearly and succinctly reviews the current knowledge and practical aspects of cardiovascular PET. With coverage that spans everything from instrumentation to clinical procedures to the future directions of cardiac PET, the intent and focus of this book is to provide readers with the most current, reliable, and clinically relevant data in one concise, focused resource. Essential for anyone preparing for the board exam in nuclear medicine, Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts is organized into six sections:• Current Concepts of Cardiovascular PET Imaging: The New Paradigm• Clinical Overview of Contemporary Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiac PET• Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow Assessment• Technical Developments in Cardiovascular PET• Myocardial Viability Assessment: The Current Rule of Cardiac PET• Current Status of Assessment of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Infection ImagingEach chapter concludes with an informative “Editor’s Perspective” in which one of the editors places the material discussed in the chapter into real-world clinical perspective. If you would like a better understanding of cardiovascular PET, or want to incorporate it into your own clinical practice, this book is required reading.