Nuclear cardiology and cardiac magnetic resonance : physiology, techniques, and applications /
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| Author / Creator: | Wall, E. van der |
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| Imprint: | Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1992. |
| Description: | 285 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1437841 |
Table of Contents:
- Physiology. Ch. 1. Perfusion: evaluation of myocardial blood flow by radionuclide imaging. Ch. 2. Metabolism: assessment of myocardial metabolism with radiolabeled free fatty acids. Ch. 3. Function: assessment of cardiac function by radionuclide angiography
- Techniques. Ch. 4. Planar thallium-201 imaging: useful in clinical cardiology? Ch. 5. Cardiac single photon emission computed tomography: SPECT, a new aspect in cardiac imaging? Ch. 6. Positron emission tomography in cardiology: from research device to clinical tool? Ch. 7. Magnetic resonance imaging: a new approach for evaluating coronary artery disease?
- Applications. Ch. 8. Acute myocardial infarction: evalution by nuclear imaging techniques. Ch. 9. Infarct sizing by scintigraphic techniques and magnetic resonance imaging. Ch. 10. Metabolic imaging in cardiology with radioisotope techniques and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Ch. 11. Alternative stress methods in the evaluation of coronary artery disease. Ch. 12. Cardiomyopathies: evaluation with radionuclide techniques. Ch. 13. Clinical significance of silent ischemia: role of radionuclide techniques. Ch. 14. The effects of calcium-antagonists on radionuclide function in patients with silent ischemia after myocardial infarction. Ch. 15. What's new in cardiac imaging? Ch. 16. Guidelines for clinical use in nuclear cardiology.
