Wackers / Bruni / Zaret Nuclear Cardiology: The Basics

How to Set Up and Maintain a Laboratory
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-1-59259-426-9
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Contemporary Cardiology

In the United States the performance of nuclear cardiology studies continues to increase. As an example, in 1998, 4,160,739 myocardial perfusion imaging st- ies were done. In 2001 this number increased to 5,679,258. The nonhospital performance of perfusion imaging increased over the same time period from 1,188,731 to 1,789,207 studies (Arlington Medical Resources data). In 1999, there were approximately 1300 nonhospital sites with nuclear imaging capabi- ties, of which 600 were in physician’s offices. By 2001, there were approximately 1700 nonhospital sites, of which 780 were in physician’s offices (from IMV, LTD: http://www.imvlimited.com/mid/). The growth of nuclear cardiology as an expanded outpatient laboratory ent- prise is readily apparent. In the United States, as well as in other parts of the world, this growth has been linked to the recognition of the ability of cardiologists to perform these studies. The certification examination in nuclear cardiology is now well established in the United States. Accreditation of laboratories is also well established. Over the years, some of the most frequent questions asked by our former trainees relate to practical issues involved in the establishment of a nuclear cardiology laboratory. In view of the growth of the field, this is certainly not surprising.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wackers, Frans J. Th.

Bruni, Wendy

Zaret, Barry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Getting Started.- 2 Laboratory Logistics.- 3 Radiation Safety.- 4 Patient Preparation.- 5 Stress Procedures.- 6 SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Acquisition and Processing Protocols.- 7 Planar Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Acquisition and Processing Protocols.- 8 Planar Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography Acquisition and Processing Protocols.- 9 SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography Acquisition and Processing Protocols.- 10 Display and Analysis of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Images.- 11 Display and Analysis of Planar Myocardial Perfusion Images.- 12 Display and Analysis of Planar Equilibrium Angiocardiography.- 13 Display and Analysis of SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography.- 14 Artifacts and Technical Problems in Cardiac Imaging.- 15 Nuclear Cardiology Reports..- 16 Remote Reading and Networking: Tele-Nuclear Cardiology.- 17 Quality Assurance.- 18 Miscellaneous Additional Laboratory Protocols and Policies.- 19 Emergency Department Chest-Pain Center Imaging.- 20 Coding and Billing.- 21 Laboratory Accreditation.