Main description:

Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology provides detailed guidance on how to and how not to perform imaging studies so you can get the best image quality and avoid artifacts. Ami E. Iskandrian and the editorial team responsible for Braunwald's Heart Disease bring you the most clinically relevant, case-based, evidence-based, practical, and contemporary atlas of nuclear cardiology. High-quality, full-color images ensure that you get the possible results.

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.

Master nuclear imaging with the practical, case-based information you need, from the Braunwald experts you trust

Contents:

Braunwald Companion: Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology

Evaluating Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: the Normal Study
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 prior to Non-Cardiac Surgery
MPI of Special Patient Groups
Applications in patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Other Forms of Heart Disease
Patients with Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
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