Clinical Nuclear Cardiology: State of the Art and Future Directions - Hardcover

Barry Zaret; George Beller

9780323024945: Clinical Nuclear Cardiology: State of the Art and Future Directions

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0323024947 ISBN 13: 9780323024945

Publisher: Mosby, 2004

This completely revised 3rd Edition delivers up-to-date coverage of the most recent developments in technology, instrumentation, and radiopharmaceuticals―and now it's in full color! Internationally recognized experts in the field discuss the full range of nuclear cardiology applications, helping readers gain a better perspective on the current and future use of radionuclides in imaging diagnosis of the heart.

Features the contributions of top international experts.
Comprehensively covers radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, tracer kinetics, perfusion imaging, metabolic imaging, and more!

Provides new discussions of disease and gender-specific issues.
Includes a new Mini Atlas of Case Presentations, with highly illustrated coverage of all modalities.
Features a new section, New Molecular Approaches, with 5 new chapters: Angiogenesis * Annexin * Vascular Imaging/Detection * Gene Product Imaging * and Imaging Inflammatory Approaches
Delivers 2 new chapters on instrumentation: Attenuation/Scatter Coorection: Physics Aspects and Dynamic Cardia SPECT.
Employs a bold new full-color format throughout.

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Book Description:

Covers radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, tracer kinetics, perfusion imaging, metabolic imaging, and more!

About the Author:

Barry L. Zaret, MD, Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; and George A. Beller, MD, Ruth C. Heede Professor of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

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