Nuclear Cardiology, The Basics (eBook)

How to Set Up and Maintain a Laboratory

Frans J Th Wackers, Wendy Bruni, Barry Zaret (Autoren)

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2007 | 2nd ed. 2008
XX, 433 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-59745-262-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The purpose of this book is to provide the outline for the 'nuts and bolts' establishment and operation of a nuclear cardiology laboratory. In so doing, the authors have attempted to deal with the relevant issues that a laboratory director must address in either setting up the laboratory or maintaining its competitive edge and clinical competence over time. The authors primarily attempted to identify issues related to outpatient imaging facilities. However, where appropriate issues related to inpatients in hospital-based laboratories are also discussed.

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The purpose of this book is to provide the outline for the "e;nuts and bolts"e; establishment and operation of a nuclear cardiology laboratory. In so doing, the authors have attempted to deal with the relevant issues that a laboratory director must address in either setting up the laboratory or maintaining its competitive edge and clinical competence over time. The authors primarily attempted to identify issues related to outpatient imaging facilities. However, where appropriate issues related to inpatients in hospital-based laboratories are also discussed.In this new edition, the authors have kept the basic format established in the first edition. In addition to reviewing, modifying and updating each chapter in the first edition, they have added entirely new chapters on PET imaging, hybrid imaging and the clinical appropriateness of nuclear cardiology procedures.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Contents 9
Acknowledgments 11
About the Authors 12
1 Getting Started 18
2 Laboratory Logistics 43
3 Radiation Safety 54
4 Patient Preparation 60
5 Stress Procedures 68
6 SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 91
7 Planar Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 114
8 Planar Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography 122
9 SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography 133
10 Display and Analysis of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Images 140
11 Acquisition, Processing, Display, and Analysis of PET Images 183
12 Hybrid Imaging 221
13 Display and Analysis of Planar Myocardial Perfusion Images 228
14 Display and Analysis of Planar Equilibrium RadionuclideAngiocardiography 235
15 Display and Analysis of SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography 241
16 Artifacts and Technical Problems in Cardiac Imaging 251
17 Nuclear Cardiology Reports 356
18 Remote Reading and Networking 367
19 Quality Assurance 372
20 Miscellaneous Additional Laboratory Protocols and Policies 387
21 Emergency Department Imaging 400
22 Laboratory Accreditation 407
23 Coding and Billing 412
24 Appropriateness Criteria for Nuclear Cardiology Procedures 420
Index 431

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.12.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Contemporary Cardiology
• Reihe/Serie: Contemporary Cardiology
• Zusatzinfo: XX, 433 p.
• Verlagsort: Totowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Nuklearmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Schlagworte: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging • Nuclear Cardiology • Nuclear Medicine • Positron Emission Tomography • Radionuclide Angiocardiography • SPECT
• ISBN-10: 1-59745-262-9 / 1597452629
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59745-262-5 / 9781597452625