INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Using radiopharmaceuticals to visualize the regional distribution of myocardial perfusion during rest and stress is a well-established modality for the evaluation of known or suspected coronary…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The Health Physics Society defines radiation as “energy that comes from a source and travels through space.”1 The source could be atomic particles such as alpha…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Analyzing and reporting quality processes are an integral component of today’s world, regardless of the area of application, be it medical, manufacturing, customer service, or other…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter reviews the most important characteristics of the various single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals that are currently used in…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Peripheral vascular tumors are rare, yet some physicians encounter patients with these tumors regularly and most physicians encounter them at least several times in the course…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Vascular malformations, angiodysplasias represent a group of diseases, which is characterized by congenital vascular defects encountered in an enormous complexity and variety. In earlier times, these…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The pulmonary artery (PA) functions as a low resistance conduit for blood to travel from the right heart to the systemic circulation. However, to view the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The world of surgery is constantly changing as new and novel technologies are applied to diagnosis and treatment modalities. Over just the last few years, vascular…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Patients with acute and chronic renal failure require dependable access for dialysis. Dialysis access failure has been reported to be one of the most frequent causes…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Heart, renal, hepatic, and pancreatic transplantations are being performed with increasing frequency, leading to a greater demand for knowledgeable evaluation of vascular complications involving these grafts….
