Nuclear cardiology: the basics : how to set up and maintain a laboratory / by Frans J. Th. Wackers, Wendy Bruni, and Barry L. Zaret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wackers, Frans J. Th.

Contributor:

Bruni, Wendy.

Zaret, Barry L.

Series:

Contemporary cardiology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary cardiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart--Radionuclide imaging.

Heart.

Ambulatory medical care.

Medical laboratories.

Heart--diagnostic imaging.

Laboratories--organization & administration.

Nuclear Medicine--standards.

Cardiovascular Diseases--diagnostic imaging.

Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular--standards.

Radionuclide Imaging--standards.

Medical Subjects:

Heart--diagnostic imaging.

Laboratories--organization & administration.

Nuclear Medicine--standards.

Cardiovascular Diseases--diagnostic imaging.

Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular--standards.

Radionuclide Imaging--standards.

Physical Description:

xiii, 298 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2004]

Summary:

With an ever-growing number of nuclear cardiology studies being performed annually and recognized accreditation and certification programs in place, nuclear cardiology has become an established and widely practiced medical specialty. In Nuclear Cardiology: The Basics -- How to Set Up and Maintain a Laboratory, pioneers, authorities, and leading thinkers in the field comprehensively describe how to establish and run a well-organized and state-of-the-art nuclear cardiology laboratory. Topics range widely from basic questions on purchasing equipment and determining space requirements to such day-to-day problems as scheduling patients and deciding what to tell them prior to arriving in the laboratory. For operational basics, these seasoned experts detail radiation safety requirements, imaging and procedure protocols, routine quality assurance rules, billing procedures, dealing with commonly encountered artifacts, and preparing for accreditation. In addition, they discuss laboratory logistics, appropriate clinical protocols for stress studies, issues relating to laboratory networking, and questions of dictation and reporting, coding, and reimbursement. Several chapters are devoted to the technical aspects of performing studies, such as the acquisition parameters relevant for high quality studies, processing parameters, and quantification and display options. An accompanying compact disc provides full color digital copies of all the illustrations in the book as well as video clips. Comprehensive and highly practical, Nuclear Cardiology: The Basics, How to Set Up and Maintain a Laboratory offers the first concise, action-oriented plan for successful solution of the many practical and technical details that result in a nuclear cardiology laboratory operating at a high level of competence.

Contents:

2 Laboratory Logistics 21

3 Radiation Safety 31

4 Patient Preparation 35

5 Stress Procedures 43

6 SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Acquisition and Processing Protocols 61

7 Planar Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Acquisition and Processing Protocols 73

8 Planar Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography Acquisition and Processing Protocols 81

9 SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography Acquisition and Processing Protocols 91

10 Display and Analysis of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Images 97

11 Display and Analysis of Planar Myocardial Perfusion Images 127

12 Display and Analysis of Planar Equilibrium Angiocardiography 135

13 Display and Analysis of SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography 139

14 Artifacts and Technical Problems in Cardiac Imaging 143

15 Nuclear Cardiology Reports 239

16 Remote Reading and Networking: Tele-Nuclear Cardiology 249

17 Quality Assurance 255

18 Miscellaneous Additional Laboratory Protocols and Policies 267

19 Emergency Department Chest-Pain Center Imaging 275

20 Coding and Billing 281

21 Laboratory Accreditation 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0896039838

OCLC:

52086454