Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications - Hardcover

Heller, Gary V.; Hendel, Robert C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1264257201 ISBN 13: 9781264257201

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Complete with review questions, detailed answers, and new and emerging techniques—the go-to guide for acing certification or recertification exams in nuclear cardiology

Nuclear 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

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gary Heller, MD, PhD, serves at the Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center. He is a renowned leader in the field of nuclear cardiology. 

Robert C. Hendel, MD, is the Sidney W. and Marilyn S. Lassen Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and a Professor of Medicine and Radiology at the Tulane University School of Medicine. He also serves as the Chief of the Section of Cardiology and Director of the Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute. He served as President of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and as a President of the Cardiovascular Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Hendel is a founding member of AASNC, serves on the editorial board of five medical journals, and is a section editor for the Journal of the American Cardiology: Imaging.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1264257201
• ISBN 13: 9781264257201
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 593
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