Clinical Gated Cardiac SPECT

Contributors.
Preface.
Chapter 1: Perfusion and function in the normal and abnormalheart.
Francis J. Klocke.
Chapter 2: Physics and technical aspects of gated myocardialperfusion SPECT.
Guido Germano and Daniel S. Berman.
Chapter 3: Stress testing and imaging protocols.
Sean W. Hayes, Daniel S. Berman, and Guido Germano.
Chapter 4: Quantification of myocardial perfusion.
Piotr J. Slomka, Daniel S. Berman, and Guido Germano.
Chapter 5: Quantification of ventricular function.
Guido Germano and Daniel S. Berman.
Chapter 6: Interpretation and reporting of gated myocardialperfusion SPECT.
Daniel S. Berman and Guido Germano.
Chapter 7: Artifacts caused by and clarified by gated myocardialperfusion SPECT.
E. Gordon DePuey.
Chapter 8: Clinical value of combined perfusion and functionimaging in the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of patientswith suspected or known coronary artery disease.
Rory Hachamovitch.
Chapter 9: Assessment of myocardial perfusion and leftventricular function in acute coronary syndromes: implications forgated myocardial perfusion SPECT.
Fahim H. Jafary and James E. Udelson.
Chapter 10: Clinical value of assessment of perfusion andfunction for the evaluation of myocardial viability in patientswith ischemic left ventricular dysfunction.
Jeroen J. Bax and Don Poldermans.
Chapter 11: Quantitative gated blood pool SPECT.
Serge D. Van Kriekinge, Daniel S. Berman, and GuidoGermano.
Chapter 12: Gated positron emission tomography for theassessment of myocardial perfusion and function.
Josef Machac.
Chapter 13: Comparison of function, viability, and perfusionassessed by myocardial perfusion SPECT and CMR.
Louise E.J. Thomson and David S. Fieno.
Chapter 14: Complementary roles of cardiac CT and gatedmyocardial perfusion SPECT or PET in patients with known orsuspected CAD.
Daniel S. Berman, Leslee J. Shaw, Alan Rozanski, and GuidoGermano.
Index