TY - BOOK AU - Sabharwal, N TI - Nuclear cardiology T2 - Oxford specialist handbooks in cardiology SN - 9780198759942 PY - 2017/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Cardiology N1 - Text includes: Introduction to nuclear cardiology; Radiation physics, biology and protection; The gamma camera; Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); Radionuclide ventriculography;Introduction to myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Radiopharmaceuticals used in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy: image interpretation; Other nuclear cardiological investigations; Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET); Includes symbols and abbreviations N2 - Nuclear Cardiology is a self-contained guide to this cardiac imaging subspecialty. Including both technical and clinical aspects, it provides a foundation of essential knowledge common to practitioners from any background. Fully updated with coverage of new indications for gamma camera imaging, increased focus on attenuation correction and SPECT-CT and detail on the design use and clinical implications of solid-state gamma cameras throughout, this second edition for nuclear cardiology trainees and practitioners is fully illustrated with colour plates to aid clinical practice ER -