1st Edition

Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy From Request to Report

176 Pages
by CRC Press

176 Pages
by CRC Press

176 Pages
by CRC Press

There is general recognition that nuclear cardiology, and particularly myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS), is under-utilized in the UK when compared with practice in mainland Europe and the USA. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is about to issue a report that will recognize the shortfall in provision, and this should lead to moves to improve the situation. Many imaging... Read more

1. Introduction and Basic Principles of MPS. 2. Radiopharmaceuticals and Equipment. 3. MPS in Clinical Practice. 4. Stressing the Patient. 5. Scanning the Patient. 6. Processing the Data. 7. Interpreting the Image. 8. MPS and Clinical Management.

Biography

Bury, Bob; Dickinson, Catherine; Sheard, Karen; Thorley, Penny