Nuclear Cardiology

This is the first concise guide to nuclear cardiology that provides a comprehensive overview of the current practice of the speciality. It has been designed as a useful pocket reference to aid trainees and specialists during the process of acquiring and reporting nuclear cardiology scans. It can be used as both an introductory text for newcomers to the technique as well as a reference for the more experienced. The book covers all major aspects of nuclear cardiology with information that is useful to technicians, nurses, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and cardiologists. There is a strong emphasis on reporting and clinical correlation as well as commonly encountered pitfalls. The book has been divided into the following broad sections: physics and instrumentation; radiopharmaceuticals and protocols; stress testing; myocardial perfusion SPECT and radionuclide ventriculography image interpretation; and clinical value of nuclear cardiology. The book provides the core knowledge and advanced information required to facilitate setting up and provide a clinically relevant service. Wherever possible the text is based on published international guidelines, and aims to demystify the investigations whilst remaining authoritative.

Dr Nikant Sabharwal qualified in 1996. He completed his medical SHO rotation and MRCP in 1999. He has done research in Nuclear Cardiology at Northwick Park Hospital (Harrow, Middlesex) towards his MD thesis. He was appointed to the Specialist Registrar training programme in Cardiology in the Oxford Deanery in 2003. His sub-speciality interest is cardiovascular imaging. Andrew D Kelion is Consultant Cardiologist at Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK, where he runs the busy Nuclear Cardiology service. He qualified from the University of Oxford, and trained in cardiology in London, Reading and Oxford. As a British Heart Foundation Junior Research Fellow in Oxford he used radionuclide techniques to investigate the warm-up effect in patients with angina, leading to a DM. He is a past President of the British Nuclear Cardiology Society, and continues to play an active role in education and training at a national level. His current research interests include the use of radionuclide techniques to guide invasive cardiological procedures such as coronary angioplasty and device implantation.
Dr Chee Yee Loong, BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCP, is a Specalist Registrar in Cardiology at the Hammersmith Hospital, Noth West Thames . He trained at University College London and was a Research Fellow in Nuclear Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute in London. He is a Diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.