Drs. Delbeke and Vitola assembled a group of standout contributors in order to create a resource that advances the knowledge and skills of experienced nuclear cardiologists and radiologists while also preparing residents for the cutting-edge field of nuclear cardiology. Diagnostic tools, physics and instrumentation, and radiopharmaceuticals and protocols central to the field are examined. The comprehensive text covers key techniques and the latest technology. Risk assessment, pitfalls, and artifacts are also addressed. Heavily illustrated case presentations highlight situations that readers are likely to encounter in everyday practice.

1 Diagnostic Tools to Approach the Cardiac Patient.- Case Presentation:.- 2 Physics Principles and Instrumentation in Nuclear Cardiology.- Case Presentations:.- 3 Radiopharmaceuticals and Protocols in Nuclear Cardiology.- Case Presentations:.- 4 Stress Modalities to Evaluate Myocardial Perfusion.- Case Presentations:.- 5 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Detection of Coronary Artery Disease and Miscellaneous Clinical Applications.- Case Presentations:.- 6 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Emergency Department.- Case Presentations:.- 7 Evaluation of Cardiac Function.- Case Presentations:.- 8 Evaluation of Myocardial Viability.- Case Presentations:.- 9 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for Cardiac Risk Stratification.- Case Presentations:.- 10 Nuclear Cardiology for Imaging the Effects of Therapy.- Case Presentations:.- 11 Risk Assessment Before Noncardiac Surgery.- Case Presentations:.- 12 Applications of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Special Populations.- Case Presentations:.- 13 Pitfalls and Artifacts in Cardiac Imaging.- Case Presentations:.- 14 Correlation of Nuclear Imaging with Cardiac MRI.- Case Presentations:.- 15 Cardiac Applications of Multislice Computed Tomography.- Case Presentations:.- 16 Correlation of Nuclear Cardiology with Stress Echocardiography.- Case Presentations:.- 17 Advances in Cardiac Applications for PET and PET/CT.- Case Presentations:.- 18 Future Directions in Nuclear Cardiology.- Case Presentations:.