Cardiac Spect Imaging

Cardiac SPECT Imaging is a comprehensive guide to the growing role of SPECT in today's nuclear cardiology practice. Leading experts provide authoritative updates on the use of SPECT in myocardial infarction imaging and in the detection and evaluation of coronary artery disease--including exercise and pharmacologic stress testing and gated blood pool scintigraphy. The book also provides detailed comparative assessments of cardiac SPECT imaging with other frequently used modalities, such as PET, MRI, CT, and echocardiography.Basic principles of SPECT are reviewed, and important advances in image acquisition and processing are highlighted, particularly advanced quantitative computer methods such as three-dimensional reconstruction and superimposed three-dimensional coronary maps. Instrumentation and image quality control are thoroughly explained. Also included are timely updates on new and investigational radiopharmaceuticals such as 99mTc-sestamibi and 99mTc-teboroxime, as well as the latest camera and computer systems. More than 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations complement the text.