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Nuclear Cardiology, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 41-2 - April 5, 2023
- Editors: Sharmila Dorbala, Piotr Slomka
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 6 1 6 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 6 1 6 8 - 4
In this issue of Cardiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Sharmila Dorbala and Piotr Slomka bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Nuclear Cardiology. Top experts in the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Cardiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Sharmila Dorbala and Piotr Slomka bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Nuclear Cardiology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as advances in single-photon emission computed tomography hardware and software; technical aspects of cardiac PET; novel PET applications and radiotracers of imaging cardiovascular pathophysiology; radionuclide tracers for myocardial perfusion imaging and blood flow quantification; and more.
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Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including artificial intelligence in nuclear cardiology; what is new in risk assessment in nuclear cardiology; radionuclide assessments and imaging for various conditions; low radiation dose myocardial perfusion imaging; myocardial perfusion imaging with calcium score; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on nuclear cardiology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Advances in Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography: Hardware, Software, and Myocardial Flow Reserve
- Key points
- Introduction
- Single-photon emission computed tomography hardware advances
- Software advances
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Novel PET Applications and Radiotracers for Imaging Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Imaging atherosclerotic plaque inflammation
- Imaging atherosclerotic plaque thrombosis
- Imaging active calcification processes within the cardiovascular system
- Dedicated cardiovascular 18F-NaF imaging
- Optimizing 18F-NaF coronary imaging
- 18F-NaF positron emission tomography coronary studies
- 18F-NaF uptake as a predictor of myocardial infarction
- Imaging 18F-NaF atherosclerotic plaque uptake beyond the coronary arteries
- Imaging aortic valve stenosis with 18F-NaF positron emission tomography
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Radionuclide Tracers for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Blood Flow Quantification
- Key points
- Introduction
- Positron emission tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography tracers for myocardial perfusion imaging
- Myocardial blood flow quantification update
- Future perspectives
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Cardiology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Artificial intelligence terminology, training, and testing
- Artificial intelligence to improve image quality, registration, and attenuation correction
- Artificial intelligence to improve patient classification
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Stress-First Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Key points
- Introduction
- Prognosis of stress-only studies
- Attenuation correction
- Patient selection
- Radiation reduction
- Time savings
- Protocol modifications – beyond stress-first
- Need to review stress images
- Financial disincentives
- Other issues
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Clinics care points
- Obtaining a Coronary Artery Calcium Score with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Clinical Value of Positron Emission Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Blood Flow Quantification
- Key points
- Comprehensive delineation of coronary artery disease with hybrid myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography/computed tomography
- Integrating blood flow quantification into routine evaluation of suspected coronary artery disease
- Integrating novel tools to differentiate obstructive from nonobstructive coronary artery disease
- Evaluation of patients with ischemia without obstructive coronary artery disease
- Evaluation of coronary allograft vasculopathy
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- What Is New in Risk Assessment in Nuclear Cardiology?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Risk stratification in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease
- Risk assessment in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease: does the extent of ischemia still matter?
- The role of innervation in the evaluation of risk stratification
- Cardiac device implantation
- Ventricular arrhythmias
- Calcification imaging
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Radionuclide Assessment of Sarcoidosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Current Status of Radionuclide Imaging of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical presentation
- Cardiovascular manifestations of amyloidosis
- Diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis
- Radionuclide imaging
- 99mTechnetium-labelled bone avid radiotracers
- Who should be referred for testing for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis?
- American society of nuclear cardiology recommended 99mTc-pyrophosphate/3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylic acid/hydroxy methylene diphosphonate imaging assessment
- Importance of excluding light chain amyloidosis
- Diagnostic criteria for cardiac amyloidosis
- Prognostic significance of 99mTc-pyrophosphate/3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylic acid/hydroxy methylene diphosphonate cardiac uptake
- Role of imaging to evaluate response to therapy
- Who should be referred for endomyocardial biopsy for cardiac amyloidosis?
- The role of 99mTc-pyrophosphate/3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylic acid/hydroxy methylene diphosphonate in amyloidosis/heart failure guidelines
- Positron emitting amyloid tracers
- Illustrative cases
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Declaration of interest
- Radionuclide Imaging of Infective Endocarditis
- Key points
- Clinical scenario
- Brief technical considerations on patient preparation, radiopharmaceuticals preparation, acquisition protocols, post-acquisition image processing, and image reading/interpretation
- Clinics care points
- Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Vasculitis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Imaging in vasculitis
- The role of [18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis of different types of vasculitis
- The role of [18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for therapy monitoring
- Future perspectives
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Declaration of interests
- Radionuclide Imaging of Heart-Brain Connections
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 41-2
- Published: April 5, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323961677
- eBook ISBN: 9780323961684
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Sharmila Dorbala
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Nuclear Cardiology, Noninvasive , Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular , Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,Department of Medicine; Division of Nuclear , Medicine, Department of Radiology, Brigham and ,Women’s Hospital, Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsPS
Piotr Slomka
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scientist, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine ,Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles; Departments of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical