Radionuclide Ventricular Function Studies - Correlation with ECG, Echo and X-ray Data Walton StephenPaperback

The main subject of this book is the investigation of cardiac function and in particular ventricular function with radionuclide-based techniques. Four basic images are given (end systole, end diastole, amplitude and phase), obtained either with a first pass or an equilibrium methodology, and the information analyzed. Emphasis is given to the study of clinical cases which can routinely occur in the life of a busy cardiological practice, by comparing conventional techniques, such as the electrocardiogram, the echocardiogram or the catheter study, with the newer nuclear medicine imaging procedures.

The book is aimed not only at the practising specialist (cardiologist, radiologist, nuclear medicine The clinical material is not exhaustive but covers a broad spectrum, with examples of coronary artery disease, valvular disease, cardiomyopathy, conduction disease and congenital heart disease.