Overview
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Frans J. Th. Wackers
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Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging and Exercise Laboratories; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Nuclear Cardiology); and Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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Wendy Bruni
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Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging and Exercise Laboratories, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, USA
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Barry L. Zaret
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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- Frans J. Th. Wackers, Wendy Bruni, Barry L. Zaret
Pages 281-287
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- Frans J. Th. Wackers, Wendy Bruni, Barry L. Zaret
Pages 289-291
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Back Matter
Pages 293-298
About this book
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.
Reviews
"this book delivers a concise, well organized collection of information which is necessary to start a nuclear cardiology laboratory. Anyone interested in starting a laboratory would have difficulty finding a more encompassing source of information than this book."-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal
"...unique in its focus on establishing and running a well-organized, state-of-the-art nuclear cardiology laboratory." - E-Streams
Authors and Affiliations
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Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging and Exercise Laboratories; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Nuclear Cardiology); and Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Frans J. Th. Wackers
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Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging and Exercise Laboratories, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, USA
Wendy Bruni
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Barry L. Zaret