Nuclear Cardiology

Zusatztext This handbook will be an extremely valuable guide to the use of nuclear cardiology for physicians involved in the contemporary practice of clinical cardiology.' Informationen zum Autor Dr Chee Yee Loong! BSc (Hons)! MBBS! MRCP! is a Specalist Registrar in Cardiology at the Hammersmith Hospital! North West Thames . He trained at University College London and was a Research Fellow in Nuclear Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute in London. He is a Diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology. Klappentext This book provides detailed information on appropriate protocols for department and patients! stress testing for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy! and how to perform and interpret myocardial perfusion scintigraphy studies and other investigations. This book is based on published international guidelines. Zusammenfassung This is the first concise guide to nuclear cardiology that provides a comprehensive overview of the current practice of the speciality. It has been designed as a useful pocket reference to aid trainees and specialists during the process of acquiring and reporting nuclear cardiology scans. It can be used as both an introductory text for newcomers to the technique as well as a reference for the more experienced. The book covers all major aspects of nuclear cardiologywith information that is useful to technicians! nurses! radiologists! nuclear medicine physicians and cardiologists. There is a strong emphasis on reporting and clinical correlation as well as commonly encountered pitfalls.The book has been divided into the following broad sections: physics and instrumentation; radiopharmaceuticals and protocols; stress testing; myocardial perfusion SPECT and radionuclide ventriculography image interpretation; and clinical value of nuclear cardiology.The book provides the core knowledge and advanced information required to facilitate setting up and provide a clinically relevant service. Wherever possible the text is based on published international guidelines! and aims to demystify the investigations whilst remaining authoritative. ...

Product details

• Authors: Kelion, Andrew Kelion, Loong, Sabharwal, Nikant Sabharwal, Nikant/ Loong Sabharwal, Chee Yee-Loong
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2008
• EAN: 9780199206445
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920644-5
• No. of pages: 231
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 178 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology; Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine