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Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology

  • Builds upon the success of previous editions, all four of which have been on the recommended reading list of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
  • Presents clinical data, image acquisition, and interpretation of nuclear cardiology procedures through high quality illustrative image examples
  • Provides new indications in imaging cardiac sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, and device infections as well as new instrumentation (Hybrid PET/MR)
  • Includes comprehensive coverage of advances in instrumentation, radiotracers, protocols, and clinical studies

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. History of Nuclear Cardiology

    • H. William Strauss
    Pages 1-13
  3. Principles of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging

    • Ernest V. Garcia, James R. Galt, Marina Piccinelli, Ji Chen
    Pages 15-66
  4. Handling Radionuclides and Radiation Safety

    • Pat Zanzonico, H. William Strauss
    Pages 67-78
  5. Physiologic and Pharmacologic Stressors

    • D. Douglas Miller
    Pages 125-160
  6. Coronary Physiology and Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion

    • K. Lance Gould, Tung T. Nguyen, Richard Kirkeeide, Nils P. Johnson
    Pages 161-259
  7. Assessment of Cardiac Function: First-Pass, Equilibrium Blood Pool, and Gated Myocardial SPECT

    • Elias H. Botvinick, Nick G. Costouros, Stephen L. Bacharach, J. William O’Connell
    Pages 261-323
  8. Prognostic Performance of Myocardial Perfusion and Function

    • Lawrence M. Phillips, Robert J. H. Miller, Leslee J. Shaw, Rory Hachamovitch, Guido Germano, Jennifer H. Mieres et al.
    Pages 325-368
  9. Imaging Cardiac Metabolism

    • Heinrich Taegtmeyer, Vasken Dilsizian
    Pages 369-401
  10. Myocardial Viability

    • Vasken Dilsizian, Jagat Narula
    Pages 403-430
  11. Myocardial Innervation

    • Markus Schwaiger, Arnold F. Jacobson, Antti Saraste, Jagat Narula, Frank M. Bengel
    Pages 431-464
  12. Diagnosis and Risk Stratification in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    • James E. Udelson, Carlos D. Davila
    Pages 465-491
  13. Clinical Molecular Imaging of Inflammation and Calcification in Atherosclerosis

    • Azar Radfar, Jack P. Andrews, Marc R. Dweck, Jagat Narula, Ahmed Tawakol
    Pages 513-530
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 531-538

About this book

The fifth edition of this book presents clinical data, image acquisition, and interpretation of nuclear cardiology procedures through high quality illustrative image examples. It includes up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of advances in instrumentation, radiotracers, protocols, and clinical studies. New content includes indications in imaging cardiac sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, and device infections as well as recent advances in instrumentation (Hybrid PET/MR). It also provides fresh chapters on the history of nuclear cardiology imaging, radionuclide handling techniques and radiation safety, PET-based myocardial perfusion imaging, and vascular imaging. The entire field is presented in pictographic form that is visually pleasing and conforming to current trends of medical education. 


The fifth edition of the Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology is an essential reference for cardiologists, radiologists, and nuclear medicine physicians interested in thelatest approaches to noninvasive diagnostic cardiovascular nuclear imaging techniques.  It also serves as a ready reference textbook for medical students and residents as well as nuclear physicists, nuclear medicine technologists, and radiopharmacists.


Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    Vasken Dilsizian

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

    Jagat Narula

About the editors

Vasken Dilsizian, MD, MASNC, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
22 S. Greene Street, Room N2W78
Baltimore, MD 21201, USA




Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, MACC, MASNC
Philip J. and Harriet L. Goodhart Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Mount Sinai Hospital Morningside
Associate Dean for Global Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
421 W. 113th Street, Suite #130
New York, NY 10025, USA






Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology

  • Editors: Vasken Dilsizian, Jagat Narula

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49885-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49884-9Published: 28 March 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49887-0Published: 01 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49885-6Published: 27 March 2021

  • Edition Number: 5

  • Number of Pages: X, 538

  • Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 476 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology, Imaging / Radiology

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eBook USD 299.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 379.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 379.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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