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Nuclear Cardiology, The Basics: How to Set Up and Maintain a Laboratory / Edition 2

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ISBN-10:: 1588299244
ISBN-13:: 9781588299246
Pub. Date:: 11/19/2007
Publisher:: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC

ISBN-10:: 1588299244
ISBN-13:: 9781588299246
Pub. Date:: 11/19/2007
Publisher:: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC

Nuclear Cardiology, The Basics: How to Set Up and Maintain a Laboratory / Edition 2

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Overview

The purpose of this book is to provide the outline for the "nuts and bolts" establishment and operation of a nuclear cardiology laboratory. In so doing, the authors have attempted to deal with the relevant issues that a laboratory director must address in either setting up the laboratory or maintaining its competitive edge and clinical competence over time. The authors primarily attempted to identify issues related to outpatient imaging facilities. However, where appropriate issues related to inpatients in hospital-based laboratories are also discussed.

In this new edition, the authors have kept the basic format established in the first edition. In addition to reviewing, modifying and updating each chapter in the first edition, they have added entirely new chapters on PET imaging, hybrid imaging and the clinical appropriateness of nuclear cardiology procedures.

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ISBN-13:	9781588299246
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/19/2007
Series:	Contemporary Cardiology
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2008
Pages:	433
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.04(d)

Getting Started.- Laboratory Logistics.- Radiation Safety.- Patient Preparation.- Stress Procedures.- SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.- Planar Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.- Planar Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography.- SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography.- Display and Analysis of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Images.- Acquisition, Processing, Display, and Analysis of PET Images.- Hybrid Imaging.- Display and Analysis of Planar Myocardial Perfusion Images.- Display and Analysis of Planar Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography.- Display and Analysis of SPECT Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography.- Artifacts and Technical Problems in Cardiac Imaging.- Nuclear Cardiology Reports.- Remote Reading and Networking.- Quality Assurance.- Miscellaneous Additional Laboratory Prools and~Policies.- Emergency Department Imaging.- Laboratory Accreditation.- Coding and Billing.- Appropriateness Criteria for Nuclear Cardiology Procedures.

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Reviewer: Christopher Louis Paris, BS, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: In this book, the authors explain what it takes to initiate and maintain a nuclear laboratory. The discussion begins at a basic level and then proceeds to advanced topics. This second edition updates the first, adding new chapters on PET and hybrid imaging.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a plan on how to establish, operate, and maintain a nuclear cardiology laboratory efficiently and effectively, a topic relevant to those in the fields of cardiology, radiology, and nuclear medicine. The authors have met their objectives with a concise outline of the information presented in each section.
Audience: The intended audience is primarily cardiology, radiology, and nuclear medicine physicians-in-training, as well as practicing physicians who want to understand management of a nuclear imaging laboratory. Each of the three authors is experienced and respected in the field.
Features: This book covers every aspect of a nuclear imaging laboratory's operations. From the initial set-up to the physics of the instruments, it provides readers with the tools needed to establish and maintain a laboratory. It provides the information in tables, charts, and pictures with subtopics presented in their own sections. This allows readers to focus on the topics which most interest them.
Assessment: This well thought out and written book on how to effectively manage a nuclear laboratory covers common problem areas. A second edition was needed as the field is rapidly changing with new ideas and new technologies.

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From the reviews of the second edition:

"In this book, the authors explain what it takes to initiate and maintain a nuclear laboratory. … The intended audience is primarily cardiology, radiology, and nuclear medicine physicians-in-training, as well as practicing physicians who want to understand management of a nuclear imaging laboratory. … This book covers every aspect of a nuclear imaging laboratory’s operations. … This well thought out and written book on how to effectively manage a nuclear laboratory covers common problem areas." (Christopher Louis Paris, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2008)

"This book … is geared toward the department director, technical manager, chief technologist, administrator or other individual in the process of starting or obtaining accreditation for a nuclear cardiology laboratory. For anyone managing a cardiology laboratory, this book is an excellent review. … The chapters are easy to understand … . It is a great ‘A-Z’ book … . The author has created an excellent blueprint for standardized quality imaging in nuclear cardiology." (David Gilmore, Radiologic Technology, Vol. 79 (5), May/June, 2008)

"This text is the second edition of a guide to setting up a free-standing outpatient nuclear cardiology laboratory. ... The text is written by physician and technologist experts in nuclear cardiology ... . Overall, this text should be useful for individuals completing their training in nuclear cardiology either through cardiology or nuclear medicine residencies." (H. William Strauss, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, July, 2008)

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