INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The changing needs of cardiologists and patients have led to an unprecedented evolution in nuclear cardiology instrumentation. Modern instrumentation has a wide range of collimation, attenuation…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen A practical review of basic atomic and nuclear physics is essential to understand the origins of radiations, as well as their interactions with matter. The nature…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The introduction of electrocardiographic (ECG)-gated myocardial single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the 1990s expanded the application of myocardial perfusion imaging to routinely include the assessment…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Single photon-emission computerized tomographic (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) remains the dominant noninvasive functional imaging perfusion method for the diagnosis as well as prognosis of epicardial…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Patient radiation exposure during medical procedures is a growing concern among health care providers, professional organizations as well as the general public. Medical radiation (of all…
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…
