Description
Book SynopsisThis book will serve as a comprehensive reference source and self-assessment guide for physicians and technologists who practice myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. Readers will learn to identify a wide variety of findings apart from the left ventricle, including those in the chest, the abdomen, and the right heart. It is explained which findings are clinically relevant and related to the reason for the myocardial perfusion imaging examination and which are incidental, with or without important clinical ramifications. The coverage includes a wide variety of common and uncommon focal lesions (e.g., benign or malignant neoplasms) and organ/systemic diseases (e.g., emphysema, cirrhosis and its sequelae, cholecystitis, duodenogastric reflux/gastroparesis, end-stage renal disease) that may be detected with myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. In addition, guidance is provided in the recognition of typical artifacts, which may appear either “hot” or “cold” on the raw (unprocessed) and processed SPECT images, and, thereby, in the avoidance of potential interpretative pitfalls.
Trade Review“This book provides a review of incidental pathology, artifacts, and noncardiac findings in the chest and abdomen by myocardial perfusion imaging. … It is a unique and important contribution to the field of myocardial perfusion imaging, and it is well done with nearly 30 well-illustrated chapters. … Overall, this is a useful book for noninvasive cardiologists and an important contribution to the field of nuclear cardiology.” (Ryan Houk, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2017)
Table of ContentsPart 1 The Fundamentals: Acquisition.- Processing.- Interpretation.- Part 2 “Hot” and “Cold” Findings: Right Heart.- 1. Right atrium.- 2. Right ventricle.- Chest.- 1. Skeleton.- 2. Chest wall.- 3. Thyroid gland.- 4. Parathyroid glands.- 5. Breasts.- 6. Mediastinum.- 7. Lungs and pleura.- 8. Pericardium.- 9. Vascular system.- 10. Lymphatic system.- Abdomen.- 1. Peritoneum.- 2. Liver.- 3. Gallbladder.- 4. Spleen.- 5. Stomach.- 6. Small bowel.- 7. Large bowel.- 8. Kidneys.- 9. Vascular system.- 10. Lymphatic system.- Part 3 Case Challenges (for self-assessment)
